Department of Homeland Security Investigations

Rule Changes

Its field operations were blocked through Election Day; the appeal continues

The Ninth Circuit kept its block on Homeland Security's pre-election voter questioning in place through Election Day, and the legal fight is continuing. A majority of the full court declined to rehear a three-judge panel's refusal to pause the injunction; seven judges dissented. The blocked program, which the government calls the Unlawful Voter Initiative, had sent agents to homes in nine states.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Operates the SAVE program

Texas ran all 18 million of its registered voters through an expanded federal citizenship-check database in a single pass. On September 25, the Supreme Court cleared the way for that system to keep running through the November midterms.

Updated Sep 26