Essayli Posts on X That the 20,000 California Names Are "Noncitizens Confirmed by a Review of Federal Databases," a Day After DOJ Called the Analysis Preliminary

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Essayli’s account on X posted: “The 20k represents the number of noncitizens confirmed by a review of federal databases.” The post continues that this was confirmed by USCIS and HSI and that California is “free to check the work”.

It replied to an earlier post by Mario Reichlin-Melnick, a policy analyst, who wrote that DHS and DOJ identified 20,000 people they “believe are noncitizens on voter rolls”. Related: 2026-10-15–doj-dhs-press-release-mullin-preliminary-analysis-review-remains-ongoing-california-20000-likely-aliens and 2026-10-19–doj-seeks-tro-us-v-california-sworn-dhs-declarations-describe-how-20000-voter-list-was-built.

The post was read through the fxtwitter mirror of X; its timestamp is UTC.

Sources & Citations

[1] Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) on X, Oct. 16, 2026 (via fxtwitter API) — X · Oct 16, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Essayli Posts on X That the 20,000 California Names Are "Noncitizens Confirmed by a Review of Federal Databases," a Day After DOJ Called the Analysis Preliminary.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 16, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--essayli-x-post-20k-noncitizens-confirmed-by-a-review-of-federal-databases-reply-to-reichlin-melnick/