# Electronic Privacy Information Center

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-04**: Initiative reported publicly — News reports based on internal DHS guidance reviewed by CNN reveal details of the surge and the legal challenges to the citizenship lists.
- **2026-09**: Voter fraud surge initiative begins — DHS and HSI launch a coordinated criminal voter fraud surge initiative across nine states, running from early September to mid-October with USCIS support.
- **2026-03-31**: Executive order signed — President Trump signs an executive order directing USCIS and the Social Security Administration to create State Citizenship Lists for state officials before federal elections.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### DHS Launches 9-State Voter Fraud Probe: Legal Risks Mount
2026-09-05 00:33:16 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

DHS is deploying HSI and USCIS investigators across nine states to probe suspected noncitizen voting, but the initiative faces federalism and privacy challenges. Civil liberties groups argue the State Citizenship Lists rely on inaccurate data and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. Legal battles over the program may shape federal election oversight authority well beyond the midterms.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/dhs-nine-state-voter-fraud-probe-legal-risks

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