The agency said it has identified more than 24,000 potential cases of noncitizens on state voter rolls since April 2025

By Megan Barth, September 1, 2026 1:51 pm

The Department of Homeland Security is sending Homeland Security Investigations agents into California and Nevada this week as part of a nine-state “coordinated criminal voter fraud surge” aimed at noncitizens who registered or voted, according to an exclusive report by CNN.

Internal federal guidance reviewed by multiple outlets says HSI offices in Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Connecticut will pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support prosecutions from early September through mid-October. Officials say the work includes cases involving people believed to be noncitizens who registered or cast ballots.

A DHS spokesperson told reporters HSI “is actively rooting out and investigating election fraud wherever it can be found.” The statement added: “We have repeatedly demonstrated that illegal aliens can and do vote in our elections. Under President Trump, HSI is committed to restoring integrity to our election systems and ensuring that American citizens and only American citizens are electing American leaders.”

The agency said it has identified more than 24,000 potential cases of noncitizens on state voter rolls since April 2025.