The Trump administration has sent the Department of Homeland Security to look for election fraud.
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Deadline: White HouseSep 7, 2026
The sources consistently show the Trump administration directing the Department of Homeland Security to search for noncitizen voting and election fraud, under an initiative called the "Unlawful Voter Initiative," during Trump's second term.
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… to do, and it's still a little fuzzy to me, but essentially Trump is saying that the way I vote by mail is for me, but not for you, doesn't want that to be an option. He's also going out looking for fraud that his own administration has said doesn't exist. I mean, since he has been back in the White House, he sent the Christie Nollet Department of Homeland Security out to look for the very same thing that the Times this week reported they're looking for again. So it is all predicated on the falsehood that there is this rampant fraud that's going on, which, remember, this is now the Trump administration, so they can, if they have the proof, they can go forward and present it, and as you're noticing, they're not …
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Supports. AP reports that a whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizen voters has redirected federal resources and hundreds of employees to search for election fraud at the direction of President Trump.[1]
Supports. A DHS primary statement announces ICE arrests in connection with alleged voter fraud and election-related offenses across the United States, presented as part of the administration's crackdown.[4]
Supports. Reuters reports that DHS compiled a list of about 20,000 registered voters allegedly likely non-citizens and sent it to California and Los Angeles County officials, showing DHS actively pursuing alleged election-related noncitizen voting.[2]
Supports. A federal judge's ruling and appeals court orders describe DHS field operations to find voter fraud in nine states under the "Unlawful Voter Initiative," confirming DHS was conducting such investigations.[5][6]
Supports. Washington Post analysis cited by the Detroit News reports that charges for illegal voting or registering as noncitizens were brought during Trump's second term, with DHS and DOJ devoting investigative resources to the effort.[7]
Context. Fact-checkers and reporting dispute the scale of the claimed fraud (e.g., the 278,000 figure and the 300,000 claim), but that dispute concerns the size of the findings, not whether DHS was sent to look for election fraud.[1][3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Trump administration takes California ballot fight to Supreme Courtreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3FactChecking Trump's Election Security Speechfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Dozens of Illegal Aliens Arrested In Nationwide Voter Fraud Crackdowndhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Appeals court bars DHS voter fraud program that targeted ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Judge restricts DHS field operations aimed at unearthing voter fraudinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7We studied 180 voter-fraud cases. Many charged cite honest mistakesdetroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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