He says the department has not responded to requests on citizenship status for over 450,000 voters.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, stating that the agency violated a federal law that requires them to respond to inquiries from state authorities. The state of Texas requested federal input for assessing the citizenship status of over 450,000 voters before October 19, which AG Paxton alleges has yet to be given.
“The law demands that they provide important information regarding the citizenship of nearly half a million potentially ineligible voters,” the Texas attorney general stated. He continued that the administration has opted to ignore the law.
This motion is fueled by concerns that non-citizens are casting votes in U.S. elections. AG Paxton acknowledged that many of the voters his state wants to verify are “likely citizens.”
The DHS commented on this lawsuit, saying that they had directed Texas officials to use their online resource SAVE to verify an individual’s citizenship or immigration status.
“By inputting an individual’s name, unique DHS-issued immigration identifier, and birthdate, registered agencies can determine whether that person has obtained U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process or, for certain other individuals born abroad, whether USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) has information confirming their U.S. citizenship,” a DHS spokesperson stated.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for state attorneys general as they seek to ensure the citizenship of voters and other election integrity measures.
- For Secretary Mayorkas and DHS officials to be responsive to the needs and requests of state leaders.
Sources: The Hill, AP News
