Tell DHS: Stop Door-to-Door Voter Intimidation

Imagine hearing a knock at the door and seeing armed federal agents outside. Suddenly, they're asking questions about your immigration status—and whether you have voted.

This is happening as Americans cast their midterm ballots. Reporting describes Homeland Security agents conducting voter-related home visits in several states. DHS calls it election-fraud enforcement. But state and local officials have found serious errors in federal lists identifying supposed noncitizen voters, which means U.S. citizens may face the same treatment as undocumented neighbors.

Before agents approach someone’s home, DHS should require corroborated evidence of suspected unlawful voting—including verification of citizenship status at the time of the alleged conduct. An unverified database flag should never be enough.

Tell DHS: Stop door-to-door voter intimidation. Require reliable evidence before voter-related home visits and protect eligible voters from harassment.

Imagine becoming an American citizen, registering to vote, and then worrying that an outdated immigration record could bring armed agents to your family’s door. Imagine hearing about a neighbor’s visit and deciding that voting is too dangerous.

That fear can silence an eligible voter without anyone ever touching a ballot.

Naturalized Americans have the same voting rights as other citizens. An old record showing that someone once lacked citizenship does not establish that they voted unlawfully after becoming a citizen. DHS must check the facts before subjecting people to intrusive questioning. Immigrant communities must not be treated as inherently suspicious.

DHS must impose safeguards now: corroborate evidence before voter-related home visits, require supervisory review, provide an accessible way to correct citizenship errors, and explicitly prohibit intimidation of eligible voters.

With voting underway, those protections cannot wait. Correcting a mistake after Election Day cannot restore someone’s missed opportunity to cast a ballot.

Add your name: Demand that DHS protect eligible voters and require reliable evidence before agents come knocking.

The petition to the Department of Homeland Security reads:

“Suspend voter-related home visits based solely on unverified citizenship flags. Require corroborated, individualized evidence of suspected unlawful voting, verification of citizenship status at the relevant time, and supervisory review before approaching residents. Provide an accessible process for correcting citizenship errors and prohibit intimidation of eligible voters.”