Non-citizens are illegally voting in elections.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 28, 2026Democrats have made their position clear: ✖️NO to voter ID ✖️NO to proof you are American ✖️NO to election security They would rather let noncitizens vote illegally in our country than take simple actions to secure our elections! The American people deserve better and to know their vote COUNTS.
The claim 'Non-citizens are illegally voting in elections' is extracted from a speaker's assertion that noncitizens vote illegally; the sources confirm that some noncitizens have illegally voted (e.g., DOJ Washington case with 400+ registrants who voted, Ohio indictments, Michigan's 16 credible cases, Georgia and Iowa audits) while also showing such voting is exceedingly rare and not widespread or coordinated, so.
A detail. The sources confirm the gist; the verdict faults a detail such as a date, number or wording.
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What we found
Contradicts. Multiple reliable sources state that noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, not widespread, and not coordinated; Reuters found only 129 federal prosecutions under the 'voting by aliens' statute since 1996.[1][2][5][6]
Contradicts. Snopes and FactCheck.org report that DHS's claim of 250,000 noncitizen registrants was unsupported and that the SAVE tool wrongly flagged citizens, undermining claims of widespread illegal noncitizen voting.[2][3]
Supports. Federal prosecutors and DOJ have identified specific noncitizens who registered and voted illegally, including over 400 people in Washington state who appear to have voted in multiple elections.[4]
Supports. Audits and prosecutions have documented actual cases of noncitizens casting ballots, such as nine in Georgia's audit, 87 in Iowa, and six indicted in Ohio.[7][8]
Context. Reuters reported on 2026-10-28 that the administration issued over 100 subpoenas on tens of thousands of voters, yet noted 'scant evidence' that noncitizen voting is widespread.[9][10]
Sources
10 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 5 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Trump claims voting by noncitizens is rampant in America. The ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Flaws in Government Tool to ID Noncitizen Voters - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3Noncitizens don't vote in large numbers in US elections. Here's proofsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 4Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to vote in ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5[PDF] Explainer: Noncitizen Voting in US Elections - Migration Policy Institutemigrationpolicy.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Despite grand claims, a new report shows noncitizen voting hasn't ...nhpr.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 76 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election - NPRnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 8abcnews.com › US › election-fact-check-noncitizensElection fact check: Noncitizens can't vote, and instances ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midtermsrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Trump Expands Hunt for Noncitizen Voters With Broad Subpoena Campaign Before Midtermsusnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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