Trump Action Archive

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• DHS arrests Omar Muñoz in high-profile operation for alleged unlawful voter registration — Department of Homeland Security agents arrested Omar Muñoz, a 72-year-old lawful permanent resident, at his Commerce, California home in an early morning operation on October 21, 2026. Muñoz was one of 28 green card holders charged in California with allegedly registering to vote unlawfully. The arrest was conducted with significant law enforcement presence, including a helicopter, and was subsequently publicized by the Department of Justice in a promotional video. Muñoz, who is frail from recent surgeries, was handcuffed and shackled despite his physical condition. The operation occurred two weeks before midterm elections.

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• DHS whistleblower alleges voter impersonation by federal agents — A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower alleged that DHS, as part of its "Unlawful Voter Initiative," directed federal agents to impersonate voters in violation of state laws, using Social Security numbers and other information to look up voter history on state websites. The allegation prompted US Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to request an investigation by California's attorney general, citing concerns about how DHS obtained and used voter data and whether it complied with law.

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• DHS created thousands of potentially unreliable Tecs records on voters based on unverified data — A whistleblower disclosed that the Department of Homeland Security created thousands of records in the Tecs law enforcement database against California residents based on data officers had reason to believe was unreliable or inaccurate. In some cases, DHS provided officers with names and voting dates that did not match state voter registration records. Officers were instructed to create files despite these contradictions and without access to corroborating information, potentially resulting in tens of thousands of erroneous records affecting residents' legal status.

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• Homeland Security Investigations launches coordinated voter fraud initiative — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began a coordinated voter fraud investigation across nine states, directing agents to investigate leads, conduct interviews, and develop cases for federal prosecutors. USCIS investigators are also assisting with election-related work, pulling the federal immigration system into election enforcement less than two months before the midterm elections.
• HSI launches nine-state voter-fraud investigation surge — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of ICE, has launched a voter-fraud investigation surge across nine states. The operation is set to start approximately two months before Election Day (November 3, 2026) and is planned to continue into the period when early and mail voting will be underway. Investigators have been instructed to follow leads and help move cases to federal prosecutors. The operation is scheduled to wind down in mid-October.

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• Trump administration files brief opposing Section 2 of Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v Callais — The Trump administration filed a brief in Louisiana v Callais siding with white voters challenging Louisiana's majority-Black congressional district and urging the Supreme Court to make it harder to win Section 2 cases. The brief argues that Section 2 is "deployed as a form of electoral race-based affirmative action." Since Trump's inauguration, the Justice Department has withdrawn from all pending Section 2 cases and has not filed any new ones, marking a reversal of prior federal enforcement of voting rights protections.

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• DOJ sued Oregon and Maine over voter registration lists — The Justice Department said it sued Oregon and Maine for failing to turn over their voter registration lists and information about ineligible voters, a move it argues violates federal law. Oregon's secretary of state responded that "If the President wants to use the DOJ to go after his political opponents and undermine our elections, I look forward to seeing them in court."

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• Trump administration demands voting data from 19 states — Trump's appointees at the Department of Justice demanded voting data from at least 19 states in an apparent attempt to identify ineligible voters. This action follows Trump's earlier executive order requiring documented proof of citizenship to register to vote, much of which has been blocked by courts. The demand represents a coordinated federal effort to scrutinize voter rolls ahead of the 2026 midterms.