Florida Sues Biden-Harris Administration For Allegedly Refusing To Verify Immigration Status Of Voters

The State of Florida and the Florida Department of State (FDOS) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly refusing to verify the citizenship status of certain voters.

The lawsuit alleges DHS failed to provide information regarding the immigration status of specific individuals registered to vote in Florida. The FDOS possessed evidence that numerous people were non-citizens, according to the lawsuit.  (EXCLUSIVE: Texas Republicans Press Biden-Harris Admin Over ‘Turning A Blind Eye’ To Non-Citizen Voters)

Typically, Florida relies on the SAVE program, an online tool for government agencies to determine an individual’s immigration status, according to the complaint. However, Florida cannot use SAVE to verify a person’s legal status if it does not have an immigration identifier assigned by the federal government for that individual, according to the lawsuit.

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The Daily Caller reached out to the DHS and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, but has not heard back at the time of publication.

“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 documents read. (RELATED: Federal Judge Upholds Arizona Law To Verify Voters’ Citizenship Status)

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Even if Florida were able to verify the citizenship status of these individuals without support from the DHS, it would cause the state to expend resources, the lawsuit says. Florida cannot ensure election integrity and the accuracy of voter rolls without additional information from the agency, the complaint adds.

The lawsuit alleges the defendants did not provide timely information to FDOS to verify the immigration status of the individuals Florida identified.

The lawsuit seeks an order “compelling” the defendants to respond to Florida’s inquiries in addition to permanent injunctive relief, among other relief awards.

I am taking legal action against @DHSgov @SecMayorkas for refusing to comply with Florida’s demand to verify immigration records of voters and ensure voter integrity.https://t.co/QBVpdseQXB

— AG Ashley Moody (@AGAshleyMoody) October 17, 2024

“Voting is a right granted to American citizens – not illegal immigrants or other noncitizens,” Republican Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a press release. “The Biden-Harris administration has allowed millions of illegal immigrants into the country, and must ensure that only citizens are on our voter rolls.” (RELATED: Biden Gets Offered A Perfect Chance To Defend Kamala Harris, But Praises DeSantis Instead)

Other states have also raised concerns about potential non-citizen voters, including Oregon, where hundreds of ineligible voters were registered to vote. In one North Carolina county, there were almost 20 reports of voter impersonation.