Hundreds of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security are working to find non-citizens on voter rolls.
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The HeadlinesSep 4, 2026
As of the post date of 2026-09-04, multiple later reports describe DHS surging hundreds of agents since mid-2026 to search state voter rolls for noncitizens, so the claim was true on that date. An October federal court order restricting DHS field operations in nine states came after the post and does not change the September state of affairs.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Vance spoke from the White House briefing room, the first administration official to do that in weeks. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt recently stepped down from the role, and the White House has not announced anyone to replace her. Also, The Times has learned that hundreds of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been reassigned to scour the country's voter rolls for people who aren't citizens. The administration has launched the intensive operation despite the fact that there's no evidence of widespread voter fraud. …
The Headlines · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports DHS surged hundreds of officers from across the US security and immigration apparatuses in recent months to comb state voter rolls under its Unlawful Voter Initiative.[1][4][5]
Supports. AP reports the federal effort has redirected federal resources and hundreds of employees to search for noncitizen voters, citing an official briefing.[2]
Supports. CBS News investigation found hundreds of agents were pulled off their cases after a June directive and assigned to track down alleged noncitizen voters in a surge initiative.[3]
Supports. A September 11 column citing New York Times reporting said hundreds of DHS agents had been tasked with combing state voter registration records for noncitizen voters, which is consistent with the claim as of early September.[6]
Context. A federal judge in California on October 22 restricted DHS election-related field operations in nine states, after the post date; this later development does not make the September claim false.[7][8][9]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen votersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4White House Pushes for Speedy Review of Voter Rolls in ...usnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voterskentucky.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6OTHERS SAY: The myth of widespread voter fraudnwaonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7DOJ monitoring plans and DHS voter checks raise concerns ... - PBSpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 8Courts Reject Trump's Attempt at Deploying ICE to ...truthout.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Judge blocks DHS investigations into noncitizen voting ...detroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 2 published posts
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