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Federal agents knock on doors seeking noncitizen voters

A DHS surge pulled hundreds of agents off their cases across at least six states, and a USCIS whistleblower describes quotas of forty subjects a day.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorArmed, uniformed Homeland Security agents are knocking on doors and asking residents about their immigration status and whether they're registered to vote.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Justice Department says only one hundred fifty-six people have been charged with voting-fraud offenses out of two hundred twenty-seven million registered voters.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe New York Times reports that all one hundred eighty-five names DHS sent to Nevada turned out to be citizens.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA DHS spokesperson says those here legally and not breaking other laws have nothing to fear.

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