Administration's Focus on Noncitizen Voting Has Led to 160 Arrests. Experts Say that Shows It's Rare
The effort has produced about 1,600 voter-fraud cases, but officials and experts say noncitizen voting remains rare.
- On Tuesday, Homeland Security Investigations official Matthew Millhollin announced the Trump administration's voter fraud initiative has resulted in about 1,600 cases and 160 arrests, unveiled six weeks before Election Day.
- President Donald Trump directed this whole-of-government effort, redirecting federal resources and hundreds of employees to search for foul play in elections ahead of November's midterms to crack down on noncitizen voting.
- The Justice Department separately charged 70 people with unlawful voting offenses and a Utah postal worker for discarding 300 mail ballots, though these cases represent a tiny fraction of more than 211 million active voters.
- David Becker, a former Justice Department attorney leading the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said these numbers are "incredibly small," while Kathy Boockvar warned hyperbolic claims fuel antagonism against election officials.
- Federal initiatives face legal hurdles, including blocked databases, while whistleblower reports allege staff misrepresent themselves on Voter Services tools in a way that could violate state laws and wrongly implicate U.S. citizens.
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Trump administration’s focus on noncitizen voting yields 160 arrests. Experts say cases remain rare – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press briefing Tuesday. The numbers unveiled just six weeks before Election Day...
Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior
Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rare
A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.
Trump administration's focus on noncitizen voting yields 160 arrests. Experts say cases remain rare
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press briefing Tuesday. The numbers unveiled just six weeks before Election Day […]
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