DHS confirms just 185 non-citizens on Nevada voter rolls after claiming there were thousands more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that only 185 non-citizens were found on Nevada voter rolls, significantly lower than the 16,000 figure previously suggested by the agency. This follows broader claims by Donald Trump regarding hundreds of thousands of non-citizens registered to vote across four states.
Why it matters
The discrepancy between initial claims and verified data highlights the intense political debate surrounding election integrity and the accuracy of government data in the U.S.
Trump claimed last month that 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote across four states. Trump claimed last month that 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote across four states. US news DHS confirms just 185 non-citizens on Nevada voter rolls after claiming there were thousands more The department told Nevada officials that the 15,903 figure registered was ‘preliminary’ and more than 14,000 names still needed review
Prefer the Guardian on Google About a month after alleging Nevada had as many as 16,000 non-citizens on its voter rolls, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials admitted they had confirmed that only 185 were actually non-citizens, according to records obtained by the Guardian.
In a primetime TV address on 16 July , Donald Trump claimed that a DHS review had found about 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in four states.
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