In July 2026, Department of Homeland Security officials informed Nevada officials that they had identified nearly 16,000 non-citizens on the state's voter rolls.
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Letters from an AmericanOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources confirm that DHS said in July that it had identified roughly 16,000 (15,903) noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls and communicated this to state officials, which matches the claim's core assertion.
What was said
… California officials said the federal government has no authority to oversee their voter lists and note that the federal government has made false accusations against states. In July, officials from the Department of Homeland Security publicly told Nevada officials they had found nearly 16,000 non-citizens on the state's voter rolls, but ultimately they could not provide evidence of even one. On October 22, Madeline May of CBS News reported that ICE agents, armed and in uniform, are knocking on doors in at least six states california, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin to ask residents about their immigration status and …
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Supports. CNN reports that in July DHS said it had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls, and that the figure was a preliminary finding.[3]
Supports. Reuters reports that DHS claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens were on Nevada's rolls, and that DHS officials later told Nevada officials they had confirmed only 185 cases.[1]
Supports. A DHS letter sent to Nevada and other states in July warned about noncitizens on voter rolls, and a Senate letter says DHS claimed around 16,000 noncitizens were registered in Nevada.[2][4]
Context. Nevada officials said all 185 flagged individuals were citizens and that DHS provided nothing of substance, which bears on the post's point that no evidence of even one noncitizen was produced but does not change what DHS claimed in July.[5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battlereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 21 September 25, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin ...hsgac.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Trump officials touted a voter fraud bombshell. Their data ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Naming no names: State, feds still in standoff over noncitizen votersktnv.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump's Claims Of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Dealt ...huffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Filipino woman in Nevada charged with misdemeanor illegal votermb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7185 Noncitizen Voters Flagged by Trump Admin in Nevada Are Likely Citizens, State Says - The Nevada Independentground.news · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The Department of Homeland Security investigated 16,000 allegedly illegally registered non-citizens in Nevada in July 2026 and found zero cases.Mixed
- The Department of Homeland Security initially informed Nevada election officials that there were 15,903 non-citizens on the state's voter rolls.True
- 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 identified 16,000 ineligible people on Nevada voter rolls, but could not demonstrate that any were ineligible.Mixed
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that 185 individuals on the Nevada voter rolls were not U.S. citizens after a manual review.Mixed