Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)

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.