{"id":2630943,"date":"2026-07-17T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dhs-identifies-278000-foreigners-illegally-registered-to-vote-in-federal-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:18:56","slug":"breaking-dhs-identifies-278000-foreigners-illegally-registered-to-vote-in-federal-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dhs-identifies-278000-foreigners-illegally-registered-to-vote-in-federal-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: DHS Identifies 278,000 Foreigners Illegally Registered to Vote in Federal Elections"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbreaking-dhs-identifies-278000-foreigners-illegally-registered-to-vote-in-federal-elections%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=2630943&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>During a primetime speech, President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Homeland Security identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in federal elections, highlighting concerns over election security. He claimed that the number could be much higher since some states refused to share voter data. Trump emphasized vulnerabilities in the election system, accused China of compromising election data, and called for immediate action to remove non-citizens from voter rolls. He urged Congress to pass the SAVED Act, which aims to strengthen election security measures including voter ID requirements. The speech also featured claims that a system so flawed could undermine electoral integrity, supported by statements from Republican figures like Senator Mike Lee. Meanwhile, some Democrats and Republican lawmakers have opposed or threatened to block legislation intended to address these issues.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>During a primetime election integrity speech to the nation on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Homeland Security had identified at least 278,000 non-U.S. citizens who were illegally registered to vote in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-address-nation-week-prime-time-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech<\/a> covered what Trump called \u201cfive major areas of concern\u201d regarding election security, primary among them being China compromising American election data.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was also the allegation that over a quarter of a million illegal non-citizen voters were on the rolls, according to a DHS investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are releasing the results of a stunning investigation by the Department of Homeland Security,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: To reveal just how vulnerable our elections continue to be, we are releasing the results of a stunning investigation by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov?\">@DHSgov<\/a> \u2014 which conducted a review of state voter rolls and public records and identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MOaF80HARD\">pic.twitter.com\/MOaF80HARD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2077928670400758152?\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the DHS review, state voter rolls, and public records, they identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince Democrat states refused to  their voter files, the real number is actually much higher than that,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear from Trump\u2019s remarks how many of those individuals, if identified by DHS, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-charged-illegal-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually cast a ballot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While a <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Laws_permitting_noncitizens_to_vote_in_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limited number<\/a> of locales in three states and the District of Columbia allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, non-citizens are prohibited by federal law from voting in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a large number of Republican-controlled states specifically ban non-citizen voting, even locally.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump said that \u201ceven this limited analysis found more than a quarter of a million foreigners illegally registered to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Addresses the Nation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NoyiHAMTk3g?start=1122&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPut together, these disclosures reveal a system so broken and vulnerable that nobody can possibly defend it,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the address, Trump said that he had \u201cordered DHS to notify every state about non-citizens on their voter rolls and direct them to remove all ineligible voters from the lists immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also urged passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mandate tougher election security measures nationwide<\/a>, including showing voter ID.<\/p>\n<p>During the speech, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said the quarter of a million ineligible voters was proof it was \u201cmore important than ever to crush foreign election interference\u201d and pass the bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">278,000 noncitizens registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>It is more important than ever to crush foreign election interference.<\/p>\n<p>It is more important than ever to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenMikeLee\/status\/2077926839876563212?\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have repeatedly blocked the bill in the Senate \u2014 and on Wednesday, anti-Trump Republican lame-duck Sen. 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