DHS is launching a coordinated criminal voter-fraud surge Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN.
Homeland Security Investigations will pursue leads, conduct field interviews, and move cases to prosecutors from early September through mid-October in Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Connecticut.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin has ordered states to share voter rolls for audit and threatened to withhold grant money from states that refuse election changes. HSI has already assigned a large number of agents to voter cases, including suspected noncitizens who registered or voted and naturalized citizens who may have registered before becoming citizens. Agents were also directed to work with USCIS on removal proceedings when a noncitizen is tied to suspected voter fraud.
Mullin said this summer an audit found more than 250,000 registered noncitizens in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada and warned officials who fail to secure the midterms could face fines or jail.
