The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tells Nevada election officials that it has identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, rather than the nearly 16,000 figure it described in a prior review.
The earlier estimate is being revisited after DHS communicated to officials that the larger number was based on preliminary records and that thousands of names still required additional review. The Guardian reports that the department had previously suggested far higher counts in Nevada and other states, while later acknowledging that only a much smaller number were actually confirmed as noncitizens. The New York Times similarly reports that DHS is unable to prove the larger count and now points to the smaller number in its documentation to Nevada election officials.
Across the outlets, the core dispute centers on the reliability of the initial figures and the extent of verification. Both accounts indicate DHS does not substantiate the earlier claim of thousands in Nevada, and that the revised number reflects confirmed—or at least identified—noncitizen entries subject to further scrutiny.
