Whistleblower Claims DHS Violated Laws in Voter Fraud Investigations
A federal whistleblower has accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of conducting potentially illegal searches of state voter databases while investigating suspected non-citizen voters. Concerns were also raised about the reliability of the data used in these investigations.
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DHS officers raised concerns over potentially illegal searches of state voter databases and the reliability of the data they were instructed to use to investigate suspected non-citizen voters, according to an anonymous whistleblower. The investigation has reportedly turned up only a handful of noncitizen voting cases despite the significant effort, and there are fears that accessing state voter information could violate laws, leading to "thousands or tens of thousands" of records being created against California residents in the DHS database. The whistleblower emphasized the lack of transparency regarding the data's origins and accuracy, noting discrepancies in voter registration information provided by DHS.
A federal whistleblower alleges that agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may have violated state laws while conducting a voter fraud investigation, specifically through the Unlawful Voter Initiative. The initiative reportedly required agents to falsely represent themselves to access individual voter records, and whistleblower guidance from DHS indicated that thousands of such state law violations may have occurred as agents were pushed to review at least five subjects per hour. Concerns raised by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Chuck Schumer highlight the possibility that relying on unreliable data could disenfranchise eligible voters ahead of the November elections.