The Department of Justice compiled a list of non-citizens who registered to vote in Washington state, and ballots have been turned in under their names approximately 1,500 times.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
The DOJ did compile and send Washington a list of 400+ people it says are non-citizens registered to vote, and it claimed about 1,500 votes cast by them, so those parts are supported as the DOJ's own assertions. However, Secretary of State Hobbs contradicted the list's reliability, stating it includes U.S.
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… And I heard proof in that immigration attorney who has clients today. He individually can disprove what Steve Hobbs is saying. And so who do I believe: the Department of Justice, when they have a list they have compiled and they say these are definitively non-citizens who have registered or has somebody has registered in their name to vote, and ballots around 1500 times have been turned in under their names, or do I believe Steve Hobbs when he gives some, "Oh, our elections are secure, no big deal, only 15 times"? Clearly, I'm inclined to believe the Department of Justice, and there is something very easy that the Secretary of State's Office can do. …
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Contradicts. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs stated in an Oct. 28 letter that the DOJ list 'includes United States citizens and is not reliable' and lacks individualized proof, directly disputing that the listed people are non-citizens.[3][5][6]
Supports. The U.S. Attorney's Offices in Washington state publicly announced a list of more than 400 people they say appear to be illegally registered to vote, and said they identified 1,500 votes cast by them in prior elections.[1][2][4][7]
Context. Reuters reports that multiple state audits and independent studies have found voter fraud, including noncitizen voting, is very rare and has not affected election outcomes.[2]
Context. The 1,500 figure is the DOJ's own count and the DOJ said it is only the 'tip of the iceberg'; no source independently verifies the ballot count, and the DOJ said it would seek to have those ballots set aside pending citizenship checks.[1][4][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 3 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs response to DOJ ...sos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 5WA fires back at DOJ demands, calls voter list 'deeply flawed'seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Washington responds to DOJ ballot request, calling it 'deeply flawed' and 'not reliable'rmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Trump administration: Hundreds of Washington state voters may be noncitizensthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 8Trump's DOJ demands Washington state set aside ballots of 400-plus voters it says may be noncitizensadn.com · not rated · cited for: context
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