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DHS Agents Pressure States for Voter Records, Trump Seeks Equipment

4/29/2026

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DHS agents have been deployed to pressure state election offices for voter records.
Critics say the tactic mirrors immigration raids on Hispanic communities and creates an intimidation climate, recalling FBI’s January raid on a Georgia ballot facility.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking voting equipment and voter data in at least eight states.
DHS officials have contacted Ohio, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado election officials requesting files and Dominion machines.

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DHS agents have been deployed to pressure state election offices for voter records.
Critics say the tactic mirrors immigration raids on Hispanic communities and creates an intimidation climate, recalling FBI’s January raid on a Georgia ballot facility.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking voting equipment and voter data in at least eight states.
DHS officials have contacted Ohio, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado election officials requesting files and Dominion machines.