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DHS Expands Voter Checks Amid Concerns of Disenfranchisement

10/30/2025

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DHS Expands Voter Checks

The Department of Homeland Security expanded Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to include Social Security data for voter citizenship checks.
The expansion is part of the Trump administration's efforts to curb alleged noncitizen voting.
Critics warn that the data-sharing agreement lacks safeguards and could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
Initial results from Texas and Louisiana show minimal noncitizen identifications, indicating the issue may be overstated.

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LaRose Targets Voter Fraud

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said over 1,000 noncitizens are registered unlawfully to vote.
167 have cast ballots since 2018.
He referred these cases to the Department of Justice, including double voting and ballot harvesting.
LaRose said the office cleans voter rolls ahead of the 2024 election, removing 155,000 inactive registrations and using databases for verification.
LaRose previously sued the Biden administration for data access to identify wrongful registrations.

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DHS Expands Voter Checks

The Department of Homeland Security expanded Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to include Social Security data for voter citizenship checks.
The expansion is part of the Trump administration's efforts to curb alleged noncitizen voting.
Critics warn that the data-sharing agreement lacks safeguards and could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
Initial results from Texas and Louisiana show minimal noncitizen identifications, indicating the issue may be overstated.

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