DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5809x3873+0+0/resize/5809x3873!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F65%2F3da8ad3a4ba5ae42f372bf37a189%2Fap26160575103570.jpg' alt='A voter casts a ballot at a vote center set up in a tent in Las Vegas on June 9.'/><p>The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.</p><p>(Image credit: Jae C. Hong)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5940807' />