No widespread evidence of migrant voting fraud despite Trump's claims, review finds [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 14 January 2026 19:33 EST
A federal review of voter data found no evidence of widespread voting fraud by non-citizens, contradicting frequent claims from the president and his allies that undocumented immigrants are flocking to the polls. Under the Trump administration, states and local election departments have voluntarily submitted voter records to the Department of Homeland Security for review.
After checking about 49.5 million voter registrations, the department referred about 10,000 cases to Homeland Security Investigations for further inspection, officials told The New York Times, and not all of the flagged individuals have necessarily voted.
At least 14 Republican-controlled secretary of state’s offices have committed publicly to using the federal review tool, known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, a government program designed not for election reviews but for vetting applicants for programs like driver's licenses and Social Security benefits.
Researchers have long said there is no evidence of widespread non-citizen voting, but President Trump and his supporters frequently claim the contrary.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigrant-voter-fraud-data-b2900801.html
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