The Department of Justice has provided the state of Washington with a list of names of non-citizens who have allegedly voted in elections.

Posted by unDivided with Brandi Kruse, Oct 27, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026

Multiple tier-1 sources (AP, Reuters, and a DOJ press release) confirm that the Justice Department sent Washington's Secretary of State a list of more than 400 people it alleges are noncitizens who voted or are registered to vote, and the claim's word 'allegedly' matches that framing. Secretary of State Hobbs disputes the list's reliability and says it includes U.S.

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… Attorney. You know, and those are questions we have to ask him: is How sure are you? What exactly do we know? What do we not know? Why are there not criminal charges? Are you going to continue to look into that? But here's the big takeaway: The state of Washington has that list now. They've been given the list of names. So if anyone on that list votes in the election one week from today, and the state of Washington knowingly allows it, if they are non-citizens and that vote counts and cancels out some of our votes, then we have a fricking problem. Do you understand me? …

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Supports. AP reports that the Trump administration's Justice Department sent a letter to Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs asking the state to set aside ballots from more than 400 people it says may be noncitizens.[1]

Supports. Reuters reports the DOJ letter dated October 26 asked Hobbs to determine whether more than 400 people were US citizens and not to count their ballots until citizenship was determined.[2]

Supports. The DOJ's own press release from the Eastern District of Washington states that the U.S. Attorneys' offices provided a list of more than 400 people to the state who appear to be illegally registered to vote.[3]

Contradicts. Hobbs says a preliminary review found the list includes U.S. citizens, inactive voters, and people not currently registered, and calls it unreliable. This disputes the accuracy of the list, not that the DOJ provided it.[4][5][6][7]

Context. Hobbs' October 28 letter confirms the DOJ's letter of October 26 and the list it contained, so the state has the list, as the post says.[4][8]

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8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 4 not rated

1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
3Eastern District of Washington | Federal data shows hundreds ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
4Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs response to DOJ ...sos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
5WA fires back at DOJ demands, calls voter list 'deeply flawed'seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
6Washington state finds U.S. citizens on DOJ's noncitizen ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
7Washington Secretary of State rejects DOJ voter list, calls it ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
8Washington responds to DOJ ballot request, calling it 'deeply flawed' and 'not reliable'rmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context

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