U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has not yet responded. Nearly three months after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose first requested access to national citizenship identification information to support the Buckeye State maintain noncitizens do n’t cast ballots in the poll.  ,
Mayorkas officially has been busy buying in trendy Georgetown stores and eating high-end sushi from wealthy Chinese restaurant chains in his defense.  ,
LaRose says he has made several appeals to the Biden-Harris administration seeking access to DHS databases,” specifically the Person Centric Query Service (PCQS ) database, the Person Centric Identity Services (PCIS ) database, and the Central Index System” . ,
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has intervened on the minister of government’s behalf, demanding answers from Mayorkas on his failure to support LaRose in securing Ohio’s votes. In light of the Biden-Harris Administration’s open-border policies, which have resulted in an unprecedented number of tens of unlawful immigrants pouring into the United States, Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, said the problem is mainly pressing. In state across the nation, including hundreds of titles this year that LaRose has ordered removed from Ohio’s voting registration collection, have thousands of international citizens shown up on voter rolls, according to The Federalist’s extensive reporting.  ,
” Given Secretary LaRose’s state and federal legal responsibilities to ensure that just freely registered citizens voting in Ohio national elections, his demand for entry to DHS’s citizenship verification databases is a’ purpose authorized by law,’ and you must give it accordingly”, Jordan wrote in the Sept. 27 , letter to Mayorkas.  ,
As the representative noted, federal legislation requires Government to listen to the LaRose’s demands. According to the particular code, the company” may listen to an investigation by a Federal, State, or local government agency requesting the verification or status of any person within the agency’s purview for any purpose permitted by law” by providing the requested verification or status information.
In a statement to The Federalist, LaRose said he’s “tired of the stonewalling and delays from the Department of Homeland Security” . ,
The Republican secretary of state said,” I’m sure it’s a coincidence that the Biden-Harris administration is pursuing the most porous border policy in our nation’s history while ghosting us on our efforts to keep noncitizens from voting.”
‘ A Constitutional Duty ‘ ,
An administration led by a president who has threatened to veto legislation that requires documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote should come as no surprise from Mayorkas ‘ intransigence in granting Ohio access to critical election integrity databases. President Joe Biden’s threat proved unnecessary. While the Republican-led House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ( SAVE ) Act, the legislation received minuscule support from Democrats. Meanwhile, the Democrat-controlled Senate refused to take up the measure.  ,
Democrats have brushed aside growing concerns about the thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls across the nation, insisting that it is already unlawful for noncitizens to cast ballots in U.S. elections. Although illegal immigration is also prohibited, the Biden-Harris administration has n’t stopped expanding the borders to previously high numbers of illegal aliens.  ,
How many foreigners have been elected to the electoral rolls as a result of Biden’s constitutionally questionable executive order, which uses federal agencies as a get-out-the-vote tool for Democrats. The order enables third-party organizations that have been approved by the White House to assist in voter registration and mobilization.  ,
Attorney General Merrick Garland is pursuing states that have attempted to purge their voter rolls of ineligible voters, in contrast to Mayorkas ‘ stonewalling. Virginia was sued by the Department of Justice on Friday after the Commonwealth removed roughly 6,300 foreigners from its voter rolls between January 2022 and July 2024. According to the complaint filed by DOJ, such voter roll maintenance initiatives, known as the” Quiet Period Provision,” must take place no later than 90 days before an election.  ,
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin called the strong-arm tactic an “unprecedented lawsuit”, according to a memo obtained by Fox News Digital. Youngkin cited the DOJ’s “appropriately enforcing a Virginia law, signed by then-Gov. In 2006, Tim Kaine, a Democrat, passed a law mandating that Virginia remove noncitizens from the voter rolls, which begins when a person formally declares their citizenship at the DMV.
Garland’s DOJ filed a similar lawsuit against Alabama late last month.  ,
The Biden-Harris administration wo n’t cooperate with states to verify voter eligibility because it searches for noncitizens in states for whom they remove voter records. Why?  ,
Mayorkas is asked in his letter to explain why he has n’t responded to LaRose’s four requests for access to the federal citizen verification databases. According to Jordan, Mayorkas has already refused to comply with the law’s requirements to provide access to the databases at least 30 days before the Nov. 5 presidential election. Mayorkas, who in February became the first cabinet secretary in nearly 150 years to be impeached, also has failed to turn over documents and communications relating to LaRose’s request.  ,
” I have a constitutional duty to ensure that noncitizens are n’t participating in Ohio’s elections, and the federal government is legally obligated to provide this information”, Ohio’s secretary of state said. Congressman Jordan’s willingness to support me in requesting answers is admirable.
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Matt Kittle covers The Federalist’s senior elections coverage. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.