DHS admits in court filings its voter-citizenship screening may have flagged US citizens as noncitizens

Political Guyentist · October 1, 20261 min read

DHS first told Nevada it had found 15,903 noncitizens on the state's voter rolls. After a manual review it cut that to a follow-up list of 185 names, and all 185 were later found to be US citizens.

What the filing saysDHS said Monday, Sept. 28, that 'potential inaccuracies were identified' in its voter-screening lists.3 details

DHS said Monday, Sept. 28, that 'potential inaccuracies were identified' in its voter-screening lists.
People it matches are added to TECS, a law enforcement watchlist.
DHS did not say what happens to citizens already on that list.

What we’re less sure of2 of 6 claims

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DHS did not say what happens to US citizens already on the TECS list.
This is a claim about what the filing omits, and it rests on Reason's reading of the filing. No other source in the list confirms the omission. It is not attributed to any speaker.
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DHS admitted in court filings that its voter-citizenship screening may have flagged US citizens as noncitizens.
The headline reads 'may have flagged citizens' as an admission drawn from the 'potential inaccuracies' language. Only Reason's headline frames it as an admission. The story body refers to a single 'filing' and does not name the court or case.