DHS walks back claim of 15,903 noncitizen voters in Nevada, confirming only 185 after Trump amplified the figure

The Department of Homeland Security privately told Nevada election officials that it had confirmed only 185 potential noncitizen registrants on the state's voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it publicly claimed in July. DHS officials acknowledged the 15,903 figure was a 'preliminary ceiling' and that more than 14,000 cases remained unreviewed, with even 'higher confidence matches' possibly including naturalized citizens. The admission undercut President Trump's repeated assertions of widespread noncitizen voting, which he had used to push the SAVE America Act and cast doubt on election integrity. Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said the state would not risk disenfranchising eligible voters without 'the highest confidence of their ineligibility.'

“The 15,903 noncitizens in Nevada are just the tip of the iceberg. We must pass the SAVE Act to protect our elections!” — Trump's Truth Social post amplifying the DHS figure before the walk-back. Quote verified against source