DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims

• 01Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada.
• 02Election expert David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, stated that the administration has not been transparent about the methodology used to reach the 250,000 noncitizen voter figure.
• 03Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt stated that noncitizen voting is extremely rare across the country, including in Pennsylvania, and noted that voters must verify their identity before casting a ballot.
• 04Mullin claimed that 28,000 noncitizens were identified on the voter rolls of 23 red states participating in the DHS 'Save program'.
• 05David Becker noted that the 28,000 noncitizens identified represent 0.04% of the 68 million eligible voters in the 23 states mentioned.
• 06Mullin stated that foreign adversaries have parts vital to US voting machines, referencing prior presidential claims about a plot by the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
• 07A CIA analysis found that vulnerabilities in voting technology used in Venezuela by Smartmatic did not extend to the United States.
• 08Mullin asserted without providing evidence that rivals can change voter registration and votes, stating, 'There’s not a question. It’s not even for debate.'
• 09Election officials and cybersecurity experts stated that US voting machines are not connected to the internet and undergo testing before each election to ensure they have not been compromised.

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeated unsubstantiated claims regarding 250,000 noncitizen voters in four states and 28,000 in 23 others, citing DHS data without revealing methodology. Election experts and state officials challenged these figures, noting the lack of transparency and the rarity of noncitizen voting, while clarifying that voting machine vulnerabilities reported in Venezuela do not apply to US systems.