A watchdog organization has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for withholding records that could verify claims about non-U.S. citizens registering to vote in multiple states. The group had submitted Freedom of Information Act requests seeking documentation to support the agency’s assertion, but the records were not provided. The legal action follows the DHS’s refusal to comply with transparency requirements, raising questions about the accuracy of the reported figures. The case highlights ongoing disputes over voter eligibility and government accountability.
The watchdog group American Oversight sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday after the agency failed to turn over records to support DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s claim that 250,000 non-U.S. citizens had registered to vote across four states. The group had made Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests asking the department for records...
