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Supreme Court Lets DHS Use SAVE Voter-Purge Database

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC · How we work

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21% Voter Misidentification

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration recorded 51,000 ICE arrests in August 2026, a campaign peak.
The Supreme Court allowed Department of Homeland Security to turn SAVE into a voter-purge database, which advocates say misidentified 21% of Texas voters as non-citizens.
The campaign sparked concern over family separations, voter disenfranchisement, and heightened fear in immigrant communities.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said 50% of detainees in 2026 had no record, criticizing enforcement.

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Republican Push Codify Crackdown

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration carried out a five-day ICE operation in Indiana that resulted in 426 arrests.
Republican officials urged Congress to codify the crackdown, saying it must survive any future administration.
ICE reported the detainees faced sex crimes, assault, domestic violence, drug trafficking, and weapons offenses.
Banks criticized Senate for not advancing SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship.

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Historical Context

In June 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized Operation Wetback, an INS-led sweep directed by General Joseph May Swing and Border Patrol chief Harlon Carter that deported an estimated one million Mexican migrants. The campaign used buses, planes, and joint U.S.–Mexico processing stations, marking the first large-scale, militarized border enforcement. Today the Trump administration’s ICE surge echoes that model, prompting renewed civil-rights scrutiny.

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21% Voter Misidentification

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration recorded 51,000 ICE arrests in August 2026, a campaign peak.
The Supreme Court allowed Department of Homeland Security to turn SAVE into a voter-purge database, which advocates say misidentified 21% of Texas voters as non-citizens.
The campaign sparked concern over family separations, voter disenfranchisement, and heightened fear in immigrant communities.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said 50% of detainees in 2026 had no record, criticizing enforcement.

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