U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls
Senate Democrats have disclosed a Trump administration program called the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" that allegedly accessed state voter rolls to identify noncitizens voting in federal elections. Based on a whistleblower complaint, officials claim that Department of Homeland Security officers may have violated state laws while carrying out the operation.
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration’s orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators alleged Monday following a whistleblower complaint. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the whistleblower detailed the department’s “Unlawful Voter Initiative,” in which U.S Citizenship and Immigration […]
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