DHS Breaks Federal Law!

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FLORIDA SUES BIDEN ADMIN OVER ALLEGED REFUSAL TO HELP STATE PURGE
NONCITIZENS FROM VOTER ROLLS

Adam Shaw | Fox | 10-17-24

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state of Florida
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suing the Biden
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over what it claims is a refusal to verify immigration
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so that the Sunshine State can ensure the integrity of its voter rolls
and prevent noncitizens from voting.

In a lawsuit, obtained first by Fox News Digital, the state argues
that DHS is mandated to respond to an inquiry from state or local
governments seeking to verify the immigration status of anyone in
their jurisdiction for a purpose authorized by law.

"Because the federal government is refusing to comply with these
obligations and frustrating Florida’s ability to maintain the
integrity of its elections, Florida files this suit," the lawsuit
says.

Florida says it "has an obligation to maintain accurate and current
voter registration records" and also notes the impact of the crisis at
the southern border, which brought millions of noncitizens into the
U.S.

It argues that it cannot track and maintain immigration information on
its own. States can verify status through a DHS program called the
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.
According to the lawsuit, DHS and Florida have an agreement to allow
the state to use SAVE to verify immigration and citizenship status for
people on the voter registration rolls.

The lawsuit claims that Florida’s Department of State identified a
number of individuals for whom it had evidence that they were not
citizens, but couldn’t run a search via SAVE as it doesn’t have
unique identifiers.

The state says it reached out to DHS’ U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) requesting the verification of those
people, but was denied.

"Thus, Florida has identified a subset of individuals for whom it
cannot verify citizenship or immigration status through SAVE and for
whom DHS refuses to verify citizenship or immigration status through
other means," the state says. DHS did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.

The state is seeking an order saying the refusal to provide Florida
with a response is unlawful, a declaration that they are entitled to a
response and an order requiring DHS to respond to the inquiry.

"Voting is a right granted to American citizens—not illegal
immigrants or other noncitizens. The Biden-Harris administration has
allowed millions of illegal immigrants into the country, and we must
ensure that only citizens are on our voter rolls," Florida Attorney
General Ashley Moody. "I am taking legal action against the Department
of Homeland Security and Secretary Mayorkas to ensure Florida is able
to maintain the integrity of our state’s voter rolls."

"The Florida Constitution is clear that only citizens can vote in our
elections.  Florida is calling on the federal government to dismantle
the barriers blocking the states from obtaining critical information
needed to prevent non-citizens from voting in our elections," said
Florida Secretary of State, Cord Byrd.  "We are going to prevail in
our effort to uphold the law and uphold the Constitution’s guarantee
of one citizen, one vote."

A similar lawsuit was filed by the state of Ohio, requesting access to
multiple DHS databases.

It marks the latest in a continued back and forth between GOP-led
states and the Biden administration over concerns about noncitizen
voting. A number of states have made efforts to remove noncitizen
voters from the rolls, but some have fallen foul of the
administration.

The Department of Justice has sued both Alabama and Virginia over
those states’ efforts to remove noncitizens, arguing that they have
violated the Quiet Period Provision, which says that states must
complete maintenance no later than 90 days before the election.

In a statement responding to the lawsuit against his state, Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin called the lawsuit "politically motivated."

 

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AND NON-CITIZENS OFF OUR VOTER ROLLS NOW!

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