185 manually confirmed cases of alleged non-citizen voting in Nevada were determined to be US citizens.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Nevada election officials documented in a September 23, 2026 letter that their records showed all 185 DHS-flagged individuals were citizens, so the claimed determination is supported. DHS disputes that conclusion and says at least 2,000 names on the original list of 16,000 are noncitizens, but it does not offer a specific contrary finding on the 185.
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… Now, regarding the massive numbers thrown around by the Trump admin, like 300,000 non-citizen voters, 16,000 flagged in Nevada, it's not yet clear if the new SAVE system is where DHS is getting those numbers. But considering the fact that the 185, quote, manually confirmed cases in Nevada turned out to be all US citizens, you cannot take anything DHS is saying at face value. Basically, this whole illegal voting panic is functionally a psyop to purge US citizen voters. It's to convince as many states as possible to use this new SAVE system, using threats and intimidation, with the ultimate goal of purging voter rolls, which …
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Supports. Reuters reports that DHS confirmed only 185 cases, and that Nevada officials said their records indicated all 185 were citizens.[1]
Supports. A Nevada Deputy Attorney General's September 23 letter to DHS said the records indicate the 185 individuals were citizens and that DHS had provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise.[2][3]
Contradicts. CNN reports that DHS disputes Nevada's conclusion that all 185 were citizens, and a DOJ attorney said voter attestations do not constitute proof.[3][4]
Context. DHS says at least 2,000 names on the initial list of 16,000 were noncitizens, but this figure does not address the 185 cases.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battlereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Nevada says DHS lacks proof that 185 voters on rolls are noncitizensrgj.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Inside the Trump administration’s controversial lists of alleged noncitizen voters | CNN Politicsus.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Justice Department orders California counties to set aside ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
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- Nevada state officials determined that the 185 individuals flagged by the Department of Homeland Security as non-citizens were actually U.S. citizens.True
- The Trump administration claimed 15,908 non-citizens were voting in Nevada, which was later reduced to 185, and all 185 were revealed to be citizens.True
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that 185 individuals on the Nevada voter rolls were not U.S. citizens after a manual review.Mixed
- Nevada officials identified 185 possible non-citizens on their voter list during meetings with the Department of Homeland Security.Can’t tell
- The Department of Homeland Security investigated 16,000 allegedly illegally registered non-citizens in Nevada in July 2026 and found zero cases.Mixed