Whistleblower: DHS urged false access to voter records to target ‘unlawful voters’

A whistleblower report released by Senators Schumer and Padilla alleges DHS's Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate instructed officers to access state voter databases for individuals flagged as potential 'unlawful voters,' telling them to make false statements to gain access and evaluating citizenship in about 12 minutes with minimal training and no personal liability for the officers. The allegations raise privacy and civil-liberties concerns amid a broader push for voter data, while DHS has not commented and courts have limited or blocked broader access in some cases.