DHS Voter Fraud Investigation
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- Bruce GoldingThe Independent
- Benjamin SwaseyNPR
- Sam Levine in New YorkThe Guardian
- Fritz FarrowABC News (US)
- Luke BarrABC News (US)
- The Associated PressToronto Star
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DHS Voter Fraud Investigation. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/9437
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A whistleblower claims Homeland Security investigators may have violated state laws during a voter-fraud investigation that flagged American citizens as suspects. The nonprofit Democracy Defenders Fund released a report alleging improper use of databases and pressure to complete at least 40 reviews daily within limited timeframes, potentially misidentifying naturalized citizens as illegal voters. Democratic senators…
Homeland Security investigators may have broken the law to find non-citizen voters, whistleblower claims →A federal whistleblower claims that agents from the Department of Homeland Security may have violated state laws while investigating voter fraud by accessing personal voter information without proper authorization. The report, provided to Senator Alex Padilla and released last week, alleges that federal agents used personally identifiable information (PII) to falsely attest they were acting with voters' permission…
Federal agents may have broken state laws in voter fraud hunt, whistleblower claims →A whistleblower has disclosed that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lawyers told officers investigating voter fraud they would not face personal legal consequences for accessing state websites to check voter registration data, despite potential violations of state laws. The DHS initiative focuses on noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections, but the reliability and origin of the provided data have raised…
DHS officers raise concerns over potentially illegal voter searches and unreliable data, whistleblower says →Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and California Senator Alex Padilla claim that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents were directed to misrepresent themselves and potentially violate state laws to access voter rolls, in an alleged effort to find evidence of voter fraud before the midterm elections. The lawmakers cite information from a whistleblower and have demanded DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin explain…
DHS agents allegedly told to 'misrepresent' themselves to access state voter rolls →Virginia’s attorney general, Jay Jones, has accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of potentially violating state election laws after a whistleblower alleged that DHS employees misused voter lookup tools to search for noncitizen voters. In his letter to DHS, Jones requested confirmation regarding whether anyone from the department accessed Virginia voter information without proper authorization.
Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report →Analysis
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18 Sep Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower reportVirginia’s attorney general, Jay Jones, has accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of potentially violating state election laws after a whistleblower alleged that DHS employees misused voter lookup tools to search for noncitizen voters. In his letter to DHS, Jones requested confirmation regarding whether anyone from the department accessed Virginia voter information without proper authorization.Toronto Star
15 Sep DHS agents allegedly told to 'misrepresent' themselves to access state voter rollsSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and California Senator Alex Padilla claim that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents were directed to misrepresent themselves and potentially violate state laws to access voter rolls, in an alleged effort to find evidence of voter fraud before the midterm elections. The lawmakers cite information from a whistleblower and have demanded DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin explain…ABC News (US)
15 Sep DHS officers raise concerns over potentially illegal voter searches and unreliable data, whistleblower saysA whistleblower has disclosed that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lawyers told officers investigating voter fraud they would not face personal legal consequences for accessing state websites to check voter registration data, despite potential violations of state laws. The DHS initiative focuses on noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections, but the reliability and origin of the provided data have raised…The Guardian
14 Sep Federal agents may have broken state laws in voter fraud hunt, whistleblower claimsA federal whistleblower claims that agents from the Department of Homeland Security may have violated state laws while investigating voter fraud by accessing personal voter information without proper authorization. The report, provided to Senator Alex Padilla and released last week, alleges that federal agents used personally identifiable information (PII) to falsely attest they were acting with voters' permission…NPR14 Sep Homeland Security investigators may have broken the law to find non-citizen voters, whistleblower claimsA whistleblower claims Homeland Security investigators may have violated state laws during a voter-fraud investigation that flagged American citizens as suspects. The nonprofit Democracy Defenders Fund released a report alleging improper use of databases and pressure to complete at least 40 reviews daily within limited timeframes, potentially misidentifying naturalized citizens as illegal voters. Democratic senators…The Independent
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