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Trump Refocuses HSI on Noncitizen Voting, Critics Protest

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC · How we work

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Homeland Security Investigations agents knocked on doors in California and Kansas City to question residents about citizenship.
President Donald Trump redirected Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents from drug and child-exploitation work to focus on alleged noncitizen voting.
Department of Justice announced 112 voting or registration offenses charged in 20 states over seven weeks.
Critics such as Brennan Center’s Wendy Weiser called the door-to-door investigations intimidating and a misuse of federal resources.

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Homeland Security Investigations agents knocked on doors in California and Kansas City to question residents about citizenship.
President Donald Trump redirected Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents from drug and child-exploitation work to focus on alleged noncitizen voting.
Department of Justice announced 112 voting or registration offenses charged in 20 states over seven weeks.
Critics such as Brennan Center’s Wendy Weiser called the door-to-door investigations intimidating and a misuse of federal resources.