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There are 250,000 or 70,000 foreign nationals on voter rolls across four states.

Posted by Bannon`s War Room, Checked

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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
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The claim that 250,000 (or 70,000) foreign nationals are on voter rolls across four states is contradicted by Snopes, which rated DHS's 250K noncitizen-registration claim False. Reuters, NPR, CBS and Votebeat report that DHS offered no methodology or evidence, and officials in the four states called the numbers speculative or unsupported.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What we found

Contradicts. Snopes rated the claim that more than 250,000 non-U.S. citizens are registered to vote across California, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as False, finding zero evidence to support it.[1]

Contradicts. Nevada's Secretary of State called DHS's numbers 'wildly speculative at best' and said DHS had shared nothing to back them up, while Pennsylvania said noncitizen voting is extremely rare.[2][4]

Context. DHS's own state breakdown (190,832 CA, 35,152 NJ, 15,903 NV, 14,576 PA) sums to about 256,000, so the 250,000 figure matches DHS's stated tallies, but DHS gave no methodology and called them preliminary 'may be' estimates.[2][3][7]

Context. Reuters, CBS and NPR report that DHS did not explain how it arrived at the figures, and that New Jersey's own review found about 6,600 noncitizen registrations, far below the 35,152 DHS claimed.[2][4][5][6]

Context. The 70,000 alternative figure in the claim does not appear in any source, so the claim departs from the post on that point; the central 250,000 assertion is the one graded.

Sources

7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 not rated, 2 tier 2

  1. 1DHS claimed 250K noncitizens are registered to vote across 4 states. Here's the truthsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
  2. 2DHS threatens states with fines, charges over election ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, context
  3. 3DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sends Letters to Secretaries of State Warning About Non-Citizens on Voter Rollsdhs.gov · primary source · cited for: context
  4. 4Even after New Jersey error, Trump's claims on noncitizen voters don't add upvotebeat.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
  5. 5What to know about the Trump administration's claim that ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  6. 6Trump's claims of 250,000 non-U.S. citizens on voter rolls leave some states bafflednpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
  7. 7Trump admin warns 4 states pver 250,000 potential noncitizens votingnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context

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