Over 20,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in California.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
The 20,000 figure is the Justice Department's allegation, stated as 'likely' noncitizens and not yet adjudicated. California officials call the list unreliable, and the judge has not ruled on the substance, so the sources neither confirm nor refute the claim as a fact.
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What was said
… right now, on the polls right now, who are casting ballots by the thousands in states across our country, including Washington State, where that was just disclosed earlier this week, including in New Jersey, where that was disclosed earlier this year, and you've got 20,000 non citizens on the ballot in California right now. Check out this nonsense, for instance, yesterday from the media. Again, nobody ever asked a Democrat this question, but they asked President Trump yesterday. Trump yesterday. Look at this. This is a Reuters reporter. Watch this. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. California officials called the DOJ list unreliable, and a state review of 200 flagged registrations found nearly 40% appeared to be US-born.[1]
Supports. The DOJ's complaint says DHS/HSI 'reasonably believes that around 20,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in California,' though it describes these as likely noncitizens.[3][4]
Context. A federal judge rejected the DOJ's emergency bid and was considering a special master to evaluate the substance of both sides' claims, so no court has established the figure.[2][5][6]
Context. An earlier July DHS letter cited as many as 190,832 possible noncitizen registrants, so the government's own figures have varied and remain preliminary.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midtermsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Justice Department Sues State of California over Voter Listjustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4How Trump DOJ Flagged 20,000 California Voters as Likely ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5In LA, a federal judge considers the DOJ's request to block 20000 ...sgvtribune.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Judge tosses DOJ emergency bid to set aside 20,000 'suspect ...kesq.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Are noncitizens voting illegally in California? What to know as federal dispute continuessacbee.com · not rated · cited for: context
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