DHS Secretary Mullin Writes California That Up to 190,832 Noncitizens May Be Registered, Nevada 15,903

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is dated July 16, 2026. It says a “preliminary review” of California’s publicly available voter data found there “may be as many as 190,832” noncitizens registered, and gives one example: 81,336 registrants whose name, date of birth, address and Social Security number match a noncitizen in DHS files. It asks California to contact DHS by July 30, 2026. A parallel letter to Nevada put its figure at 15,903.

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Sources & Citations

[1] Mullin letter to Weber, July 16, 2026 — DHS (copy hosted by California Globe) · Jul 16, 2026 Tier 1

[2] Weber reply, July 23, 2026 — California Secretary of State (copy hosted by Democracy Docket) · Jul 23, 2026 Tier 1

[3] Ott email to DHS, Sept. 23, 2026 — Nevada Secretary of State (copy hosted by Democracy Docket) · Sep 23, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “DHS Secretary Mullin Writes California That Up to 190,832 Noncitizens May Be Registered, Nevada 15,903.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, July 16, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-07-16--dhs-mullin-writes-california-up-to-190832-noncitizens-may-be-registered/