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DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. The agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

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The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states.

The agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

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The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. The agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

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