DHS Applauds Supreme Court Decision Permitting Citizenship Verification for Voters

The court issued its ruling in a 6-3 decision

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States allowed the Trump Administration to continue its voter citizenship verification program in order to secure election integrity.

On September 25, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that DHS's Modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program being used to verify the citizenship of voters may be used going forward. The ruling stays a previous order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 22, 2026 that attempted to halt the implementation of this system, which led to DHS filing an emergency petition before the Supreme Court.

"This decision is a victory for election integrity," said DHS General Counsel James Percival. "It's remarkable that we had to file an emergency petition in the Supreme Court just so we can use government data to stop noncitizens from voting illegally. American elections are for Americans. The Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security will use every tool at our disposal to secure our elections."

This initiative follows President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14248, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." Signed in March 2025, the order states that "the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with applicable law, ensure that State and local officials have, without the requirement of the payment of a fee, access to appropriate systems for verifying the citizenship or immigration status of individuals registering to vote or who are already registered."

The case is Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters.

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