The Trump administration flagged 16,000 voters in Nevada as non-citizens.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
DHS did publicly flag a figure of about 16,000 possible noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls (15,903 in its July 17 release), so the flagging itself is supported.
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… But what could cause harm or alter results is the mass disenfranchisement of voters, scaring naturalized citizens into not voting, and DHS forcibly deregistering lawful US citizen voters because of their wildly inaccurate voter verification system. Now, regarding the massive numbers thrown around by the Trump admin, like 300,000 non-citizen voters, 16,000 flagged in Nevada, it's not yet clear if the new SAVE system is where DHS is getting those numbers. But considering the fact that the 185, quote, manually confirmed cases in Nevada turned out to be all US citizens, you cannot take anything DHS is saying at face value. …
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Contradicts. DHS later provided only 185 ID numbers, and Nevada's investigation (letter dated Sept. 23) found 'our records indicate that they were citizens,' so the flagged group was not shown to be noncitizens.[2][3][4]
Contradicts. A DHS official reportedly called the 16,000 figure 'the ceiling' with each voter still needing manual review, so the figure was never a confirmed count of noncitizens.[5]
Supports. DHS's July 17 press release said 'preliminary reviews' found there 'may be as many as' 15,903 noncitizens registered in Nevada, and NPR reports DHS initially announced close to 16,000 noncitizens on Nevada's list.[1][5]
Context. The 16,000 figure's source and methodology were never disclosed, and fact-checkers and state officials characterized it as unsupported.[1][2][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1FactChecking Trump's Election Security Speechfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Filipino woman in Nevada charged with misdemeanor illegal votermb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely ...thenevadaindependent.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Nevada begins early voting after DOJ's noncitizen voter crusade ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 5DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflatedhoustonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
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