Texas Probes 33 Suspected Noncitizen 2024 Voters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating 33 individuals identified as potential noncitizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 general election, based on referrals from Secretary of State Jane Nelson. The investigation was enabled by a March executive order from President Trump directing the Department of Homeland Security to provide states with access to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' SAVE database. Paxton emphasized the need to prevent noncitizen voting and pledged a thorough investigation, while critics argue these actions could suppress minority voter turnout. State officials also noted a recent purge of more than 1 million ineligible voters from Texas voter rolls. The current probes follow previous indictments in Frio County related to alleged vote harvesting. Identities and locations of the suspected noncitizen voters have not been disclosed.