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U.S.: DHS Repeats Unsubstantiated Election Claims Amid Expert and Official Pushback
On July 17, 2026, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), claimed during a press conference that 250,000 non-citizens are registered to vote across four U.S. states. He acknowledged these identities have not yet been verified. A nonpartisan expert and a Pennsylvania Republican official disputed the figures, pointing to their small scale and lack of transparency about methodology. Mullin also threatened to cut federal funding to states that refuse to cooperate with Washington.