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ICE agents accessed voter files in Forsyth County, NC, and Webb County, TX, as part of a DHS-backed effort to identify noncitizen voting; officials say such cases are exceedingly rare, while critics warn this represents federal intrusion into state election administration and DHS aims to pursue stricter penalties for illegal voting.
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.