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ICE Acquires Voter Files, DHS Urges Deportation for Illegal Votes

6/14/2026

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ICE obtained voter files from Webb County, Texas, and Forsyth County, North Carolina, following a directive from DHS official Heather Honey to Homeland Security Investigations.
DHS General Counsel James Percival told ICE to seek harsher penalties, including deportation, for any non-citizen caught voting illegally.
Webb County election administrator Jose Castillo said the requests found no fraud, while Heritage Foundation reported only 99 non-citizens committed electoral fraud from 1982 to 2025.

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ICE obtained voter files from Webb County, Texas, and Forsyth County, North Carolina, following a directive from DHS official Heather Honey to Homeland Security Investigations.
DHS General Counsel James Percival told ICE to seek harsher penalties, including deportation, for any non-citizen caught voting illegally.
Webb County election administrator Jose Castillo said the requests found no fraud, while Heritage Foundation reported only 99 non-citizens committed electoral fraud from 1982 to 2025.