33 million voters have been run through a Trump admin citizenship check

Tens of millions of voter records underwent citizenship checks via the Trump administration’s upgraded SAVE tool from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Over 33 million voters—nearly one-sixth of registered voters—were verified since the August 15 update, using last four Social Security digits, names, and birth dates to confirm citizenship or death status.

Louisiana’s review of 2.9 million voters identified 390 suspected non-citizens, with 79 voting since the 1980s. Secretary of State Nancy Landry stated, “They have been given notice we have reason to believe they are not a U.S. citizen.” Non-responders face removal within 21 days; voting non-citizens get FBI referrals for prosecution.

Ohio plans to purge thousands of inactive, SAVE-flagged deceased voters. Yet DHS ties grants to SAVE use, while ignoring congressional queries on data storage and access. Queries save for 10 years under USCIS policy, potentially building a national voter database. Agreements allow DHS data use “for any purpose permitted by law, including… prosecution of violations.”

Mississippi’s Michael Watson questioned, “Where’s that data going? And at the end of the day, is it stored?” North Carolina skipped a soft launch over safeguards. Less than 1% of checks needed manual review, but USCIS withheld non-citizen identification totals and inconclusive results.