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Judge Blocks SAVE Overhaul After DHS Flags 250K Noncitizen Registrants

7/31/2026

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said a review identified 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in Pennsylvania, Nevada, California and New Jersey, including 14,576 in Pennsylvania, without explaining the calculation.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt wrote to Mullin demanding the DHS methodology and said SAVE misidentified citizens in Texas and Missouri.
A federal judge blocked a SAVE system overhaul, citing accuracy concerns.

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said a review identified 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in Pennsylvania, Nevada, California and New Jersey, including 14,576 in Pennsylvania, without explaining the calculation.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt wrote to Mullin demanding the DHS methodology and said SAVE misidentified citizens in Texas and Missouri.
A federal judge blocked a SAVE system overhaul, citing accuracy concerns.