Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced felony charges against Giorgio Dominique Mucelli, a Canadian citizen and lawful permanent resident, for voting illegally in Florida seven times. The charges stem from Mucelli's false claim of U.S. citizenship during voter registration in 2004, verified through the DHS's SAVE database. A federal judge recently blocked the SAVE system's use nationwide, prompting Florida and other states to sue for its reinstatement.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that election officials in states not complying with federal mandates to secure voting machines and share voter data via the SAVE program could face prosecution, fines, or prison time. The Trump administration emphasized mandatory security enhancements and threatened to withhold grants from non-compliant states, citing vulnerabilities and non-citizen voter registrations found in reviewed states like Nevada, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally modified a Homeland Security program to check for noncitizen voters, violating voter privacy. The decision criticized the federal government for trampling privacy rights and could hinder an executive order targeting mail-in voting restrictions.

A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally overhauled a Homeland Security program called SAVE to check for noncitizen voters, violating privacy rights of millions of Americans. The decision criticized the system's use of unreliable data and halted its implementation.

The Department of Homeland Security approved a plan to verify voter citizenship using federal databases and monitor mail ballot flows for fraud, aligning with President Donald Trump’s election integrity agenda. The initiative involves cross-checking voter rolls with the SAVE program and collaborating with the U.S. Postal Service to track mail-in ballots.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections identified 34,000 deceased individuals on the state's voter rolls after cross-checking with a federal database. The NCSBE submitted 7.3 million voter records to the SAVE database to improve accuracy, amid the Trump administration's push for election integrity and legal pressure to maintain accurate voter lists.