DHS Walks Back Massive Non-Citizen Voter Estimate in Nevada, Still Confirms 185 Illegally Registered
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The Department of Homeland Security has reduced its estimate of non-citizen voter registrations in Nevada from an alarming 15,903 to 185 confirmed cases, but thousands of potential illegal registrations remain under review, raising ongoing concerns about election integrity.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has informed Nevada election officials that, from an initial list of up to 15,903 potential non-citizen voters, 185 have been confirmed as non-citizens after a manual review. While the number is lower than the original estimate, the fact that any non-citizens are on the voter rolls is deeply troubling. DHS officials admitted that the remaining 14,000-plus names still require additional verification, and an extra 6,218 records were shared with the state as 'higher confidence matches' for further investigation, suggesting the problem could be far more widespread than authorities are willing to admit.
Kimberley Vogt, a DHS official, told Nevada officials that the 15,903 figure was a ceiling of possible non-citizens, and the department is still reviewing the data. A DHS spokesperson later clarified that only 185 individuals had undergone manual review so far, while the larger list was provided at Nevada’s request for a phased approach. This process raises questions about how many more illegal registrations might be uncovered with further scrutiny.
Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar insisted that the state would not risk disenfranchising eligible voters without high confidence in any ineligibility findings. However, his statement came after the President’s national, primetime speech addressing noncitizen voting and election security, which many believe did not go far enough in addressing the real risks. Aguilar admitted, 'Weeks after the President held a national, primetime speech making sweeping claims regarding noncitizens and the security of our elections, DHS representatives informed our office that the numbers that were provided to the public are preliminary and that there is not high enough confidence to be able to share the full dataset with Nevada officials.'
At an August 14 meeting, Nevada elections director Mark Wlaschin and staff pressed DHS to explain its methodology. DHS officials said they compared Nevada’s public voter rolls from July 2025 with internal immigration data from U.S. Customs and Immigration Services. The meeting also included Heather Honey, a former election-denial activist now working for DHS, showing that even those previously skeptical of election integrity are now involved in the process.
Election-integrity experts have noted that earlier claims of thousands of non-citizen voters have been reduced after scrutiny, but the administration’s reluctance to provide full methodology only fuels suspicions. David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, claimed that the administration 'continues to make baseless claims of widespread noncitizen voting,' but many remain concerned that the true extent of illegal voting is being downplayed by officials unwilling to confront the vulnerabilities in our electoral system.