On September 14, 2026, a federal whistleblower alleged that Department of Homeland Security employees may have violated state laws while investigating suspected noncitizen voters ahead of the November election. The whistleblower reported that DHS agents were directed to misrepresent themselves and pose as voters to access state voter rolls.
Federal agents conducting the Department of Homeland Security's "Unlawful Voter Initiative" may have violated state laws by accessing voter records in state databases without proper authorization, according to a whistleblower who reported concerns on September 14. DHS leadership allegedly directed agents to use private information to perform lookups.