{"id":2530567,"date":"2026-01-06T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:36:03","slug":"25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Noncitizens Voted In Alabama, Officials Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alabama&#8217;s Republican Secretary of state Wes Allen announced his office identified 186 noncitizens on the state&#8217;s voter rolls using the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, saying 25 of them allegedly cast ballots illegally. The state has directed immediate removal of those registrants and is referring cases of illegal registration and voting to law enforcement; individuals flagged by SAVE were given chances to prove citizenship before being removed. Alabama adopted SAVE after signing a memorandum of agreement wiht USCIS; the system was upgraded under the Trump administration to allow citizenship and death-status checks, and by September tens of millions of records nationally had been screened. The article notes other states&#8217; efforts &#8211; ohio purged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-removes-177000-voters-from-voter-rolls-after-legal-challenge\/\" title=\"Michigan Removes 177,000 ... From ... After Legal Ch...ge\">inactive voters<\/a>, and Louisiana found 79 noncitizen votes dating back decades &#8211; and cites DHS data that only 26 states were using or arranging to use SAVE as of November. The piece frames SAVE use as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-american-marxism\/\" title=\"LIMBAUGH: American Marxism\">election-integrity measure<\/a> and criticizes Democratic-led states for not using the tool, and it is indeed written by Breccan F. Thies, White House correspondent for The Federalist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-in-brown-coat-sitting-on-chair-7103134\/\">Edmond Dant&egrave;s \/ Pexels<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/06\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find-after-trump-gave-states-access-to-alien-database\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=25%20Noncitizens%20Voted%20In%20Alabama,%20Officials%20Find%20After%20Trump%20Gave%20States%20Access%20To%20Alien%20Database&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/06\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find-after-trump-gave-states-access-to-alien-database\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=25%20Noncitizens%20Voted%20In%20Alabama,%20Officials%20Find%20After%20Trump%20Gave%20States%20Access%20To%20Alien%20Database&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/06\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find-after-trump-gave-states-access-to-alien-database\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/06\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find-after-trump-gave-states-access-to-alien-database\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=25%20Noncitizens%20Voted%20In%20Alabama,%20Officials%20Find%20After%20Trump%20Gave%20States%20Access%20To%20Alien%20Database&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/06\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find-after-trump-gave-states-access-to-alien-database\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Alabama&rsquo;s Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen announced Tuesday that his office found 186 noncitizens who were registered to vote, 25 of whom had allegedly cast ballots illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Allen&rsquo;s office used the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/save\/about-save\/about-save\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program<\/a> to cross-reference voter rolls in his state with federal records. SAVE is a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) tool designed for federal, state, and local governments so they can ensure illegals and other noncitizens are not leeching public benefits from American taxpayers. Allen has directed the &ldquo;immediate removal&rdquo; of all 186 noncitizens from the rolls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-775089311\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Our elections must be decided by American citizens and only American citizens,&rdquo; Allen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.alabama.gov\/newsroom\/secretary-state-wes-allen-directs-immediate-removal-186-noncitizens-illegally-registered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a press release. &ldquo;While liberal organizations and media outlets claim noncitizen voting is not a problem, my office has proven otherwise. Under my watch, illegal registration and illegal voting by noncitizens will not be tolerated in Alabama. My office will continue to identify these violations, refer them to law enforcement, and ensure the full force of the law is applied.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Alabama started using the SAVE system after entering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.alabama.gov\/newsroom\/secretary-state-wes-allen-partners-department-homeland-security-identify-and-remove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Memorandum of Agreement<\/a> (MOA) with USCIS to ensure the integrity of voter rolls. The Trump administration upgraded the system in August so that it could be used to verify citizenship and check if voters had passed away. As of September, tens of millions of voters across the country had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/10\/nx-s1-5477367\/save-election-citizenship-data-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">checked<\/a> using the system, but essentially only Republican-led states that actually care about election integrity had made use of the tool.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/2025\/06\/12\/election-2025-ohio-voter-registration-purge-frank-larose-secretary-of-state\/84163888007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove<\/a> thousands of inactive voters, and Louisiana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/politics\/louisiana-voting-fraud-nancy-landry\/article_19c0d66e-3718-4d1e-bbaf-77e9afe028b2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> that 79 noncitizens had voted in at least one election, going all the way back to the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Allen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.alabama.gov\/newsroom\/secretary-state-wes-allen-partners-department-homeland-security-identify-and-remove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Alabama would use the SAVE program to check all current registered voters, as well as screen all future voters looking to register, &ldquo;ensuring that only eligible United States citizens are registered to vote in Alabama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All persons on the voter rolls flagged by SAVE were given the opportunity to provide proof of citizenship, and local boards of registrars removed those who failed to do so. Allen&rsquo;s office is also referring the illegal voting and registrations to all levels of law enforcement in order for them to take action.<\/p>\n<p>As of November, only 26 states were either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/uscis-enhances-voter-verification-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using<\/a> SAVE to verify their voter rolls or in the process of establishing an MOA to do so, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). That means that the states with some of the largest voter (and illegal alien) populations, like California, New York, and Illinois, are still allowing fraud to take place in their states, disfranchising American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>If states like Alabama and Louisiana can find noncitizens voting in American elections, it is highly likely that those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-wing states &#038;mdash<\/a>; which have been trying to import as many foreigners as possible &mdash; will see an enormous number of noncitizen voters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. 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