ICE Sifts Local Voter Files in Texas and North Carolina

ICE investigators sought and obtained local voter files from Webb County, Texas, and Forsyth County, North Carolina, requesting details such as registration history, addresses, dates of birth, and voting history as part of a broader effort to investigate alleged noncitizen voting. The move follows a long-running push to root out noncitizen voting and comes amid collaboration between federal agencies and state/local election officials; Texas data is public, and documented noncitizen voting cases are rare, drawing privacy and civil-liberties concerns.