New report reveals federal officers told to impersonate voters to access state voter websites, use unreliable “magic” data in effort to justify Trump Administration’s baseless voter fraud claims and undermine elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with jurisdiction over federal elections and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee, called for immediate action and transparency from the Trump Administration following a bombshell whistleblower disclosure he received last week alleging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is directing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration officers to violate state laws as a part of its “Unlawful Voter Initiative,” an effort aimed at manufacturing evidence for President Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.
The disclosure, which was addressed to Padilla and made public today, details allegations that USCIS immigration officers have been directed to stop their regular national security and anti-fraud work, misrepresent themselves to access sensitive voter information, and rush to create potentially unreliable law enforcement records targeting American citizens in many cases.
Key excerpts:
Padilla laid out the whistleblower’s claims and warned that USCIS officers have been directed to find evidence of voter fraud, ultimately diverting agency resources:
“They were...
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