DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has acknowledged that its earlier claims regarding the number of noncitizens registered to vote were significantly inflated. The Trump administration had previously asserted that it had identified approximately 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls across four states.

However, subsequent communications between the DHS and state election officials reveal that the data used for this assertion was preliminary. The agency's interactions with states since the initial announcement indicate that the figures were not finalized and were subject to further review and verification.

This admission raises questions about the accuracy and presentation of the data used by the administration to support claims of widespread noncitizen voting. The preliminary nature of the information suggests that the actual number of noncitizens on voter rolls may be substantially lower than initially reported.