Connect with us

Daily Caller

Biden-Harris DOJ Sues Alabama Over Effort To Remove Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls

Published

3 minute read

From the Daily Caller News Foundation 

 

By Katelynn Richardson

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Alabama Friday over its effort to remove non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen initiated an effort in August to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls after identifying 3,251 registered voters that had been issued noncitizen identification numbers by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lawsuit alleges Alabama’s removal of voters from its state registration list within 90 days of the election violates federal law, according to the DOJ’s press release.

“The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement Friday. “As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of federal law.”

Clarke said officials around the country should “take heed of the National Voter Registration Act’s clear and unequivocal restrictions on systematic list maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an election.”

“I was elected Secretary of State by the people of Alabama, and it is my Constitutional duty to ensure that only American citizens vote in our elections,” Allen said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Allen said his office “does not comment on pending litigation where the Secretary of State is a named defendant.”

The federal government repeatedly denied the state’s requests for a list of noncitizens residing in Alabama, according to Allen’s August announcement.

“I have been clear that I will not tolerate the participation of noncitizens in our elections,” Allen said in August. “I have even gone so far as to testify before a United States Senate Committee regarding the importance of this issue.”

While Allen noted some individuals may have become citizens eligible to vote since they were issued noncitizen identification numbers, the state’s effort allows them to update their information and vote once it is verified, according to his announcement.

The DOJ’s review “found that both native-born and naturalized U.S. citizens have received letters stating that their voter record has been made inactive and that they have been placed on a path for removal from Alabama’s statewide voter registration list,” according to the press release. Citizens who received letters were instructed to submit an attached voter registration form.

Featured Image: Official White House/Adam Schultz

Todayville is a digital media and technology company. We profile unique stories and events in our community. Register and promote your community event for free.

Follow Author

Crime

‘Total Failure’: Shocking Data On Criminal Migrants In US Highlight Harris’ Border Hypocrisy, Former ICE Official Says

Published on

From the Daily Caller News Foundation 

 

By Katelynn Richardson

You’re not enforcing the laws now, but if you pass a new bill, then you’ll enforce the laws? This, quite frankly, is all bullshit.

Shocking data revealing thousands of illegal migrants with serious criminal histories are roaming free in the U.S. demonstrates everything Vice President Kamala Harris says about immigration “is a lie,” former Director of New York ICE Removals Tom Feeley said Saturday on Fox and Friends.

Federal data released Friday revealed there are 13,099 non-citizens in the U.S. convicted of homicide, along with 15,811 convicted of sexual assault, who have not been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Feeley outlined how the data, which dropped the same day Harris unveiled a supposedly stricter immigration stance in a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, highlights Harris’ hypocrisy.

You’ve already said you won’t enforce the law in the future. You’ve called ICE the KKK. You’ve already told us that you’re going to close all the detention centers,” Feeley said. “So, let me get this right, Kamala. You’re not enforcing the laws now, but if you pass a new bill, then you’ll enforce the laws? This, quite frankly, is all bullshit. Every American should be pissed and disgusted because this is all crap.”

WATCH:

Feeley said the real numbers are probably “double” what was released by ICE. There are currently over 662,566 non-citizens with criminal histories on ICE’s national docket, which includes both those detained and not detained, according to a letter delivered Wednesday to Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales.

“This is a total failure from the ICE director up,” Feeley said. “Nobody will be held accountable, and we’ll just go on with our day.”

Feeley said the border was the “most secure it’s ever been” under former President Donald Trump. He pointed to Biden-Harris administration policies as the reason he retired.

“When they come in, they undid everything,” he said. “They ordered us not to enforce the laws. I’m one of those guys that believes in my country. I believe in the Constitution. I took an oath, and I’m not going to do that stuff.”

Continue Reading

Daily Caller

Former Acting ICE Director Says Biden Admin’s Border Policies Empower Cartels, Undermine National Security

Published on

From the Daily Caller News Foundation 

 

By Mariane Angela

Former Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan criticized the Biden administration’s border policies Friday on Fox News, arguing that they empower criminal cartels and undermine national security by allowing millions of immigrants into the country.

Border Patrol has encountered more than 7 million migrants at the southern border since the Biden-Harris administration took office, according to Customs and Border Protection. Homan said that the U.S. will continue to face significant illegal immigration unless former President Donald Trump returns to office.

“They’re not going anywhere, unless President Trump’s back in the White House,” Homan told Laura Ingraham, talking about an influx of migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. “Then they’re bringing thousands a day through the CBP1 app … Historic numbers. Mexico stepped up enforcement a little bit. Why? Because they don’t want President Trump to be president. You know who else don’t want President Trump to be president? The criminal cartels in Mexico who are making billions of dollars every month.”

The CBP1 is an app used by migrants seeking asylum to preschedule appointments for processing at the US-Mexico border, according to American Immigration Council.

“The government of Mexico don’t want President Trump to be president because the gravy train’s over. The terrorist organizations around the world who are using the southwest border as an entry point in this country, they don’t want President Trump to be president either,” he added.

Thousands of illegal migrants and other non-citizens convicted of serious offenses such as homicide and sexual assault are currently at large in the U.S, according to federal data disclosed in a letter on Wednesday. The letter, addressed to Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, indicates that there were over 662,566 non-citizens with criminal records on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) national docket as of July 21, encompassing both detained individuals and those not in custody.

Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua is reportedly exploiting the Biden-Harris administration’s border crisis to expand its operations into the United States, with experts indicating that immigration authorities are unable to identify members of this group prior to their arrival on American soil.

During a forum hosted by Oprah Winfrey on Sept. 19, Vice President Kamala Harris gave an evasive response when asked about her strategy for tackling illegal immigration. She referenced her tenure as California’s Attorney General and a prosecutor, then shifted to discussing the failure of a bipartisan border bill, but never directly addressed the issue.

Continue Reading

Trending

X