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HSI voter-data collection effort

Federal election-related data effort inside Homeland Security Investigations that publicly released records describe as ingesting multiple distinct voter and immigration-related datasets during 2026.

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Federal election-related data effort inside Homeland Security Investigations that publicly released records describe as ingesting multiple distinct voter and immigration-related datasets during 2026.

Why this entry is in the archive

A concrete data-flow node. The archive keeps the Honey-attributed 48.4 million records separate from the DOJ dataset and from the unresolved California-file provenance question.

Multiple streams

The public record describes several different data streams rather than one unified database: records attributed to Heather Honey's unnamed independent sources, a separate DOJ intake, USCIS-derived records and state-specific files.

The archive deliberately refuses to merge those streams because provenance is one of the central factual questions.

Workflow

A sworn HSI declaration describes state voter files being routed for analysis involving USCIS's Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, with HSI participating in data preparation, enrichment, quality review and lead routing.

California

HSI received what appeared to be a California voter list from an unnamed DHS senior counselor in March 2026. The public exhibit shows a California Secretary of State delivery record but redacts information needed to identify the purchaser/recipient.

Evidence limits

The 48.4-million-record stream's original private source or sources remain unidentified.

Dataset size does not establish data quality, legality, accuracy of matches or the number of valid enforcement leads produced.

Timeline

  1. Federal voter-data effort expands — and provenance questions remain

    HSI records attribute 48.4 million records to Heather Honey's independent sources. Separately, an Oct. 26 declaration says an unnamed DHS senior counselor provided a California voter list. Because the filing does not identify that official, the archive leaves the California-file source unresolved.

    Heather Honey · California voter-file provenance

  2. Federal voter-data collection becomes a major open question

    HSI records document large voter-data intakes, including 48.4 million records attributed to Heather Honey's independent sources, while the original sources remain publicly unidentified.

    Heather Honey · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · California voter-file provenance

  3. Multiple federal voter-data streams become visible

    HSI records describe 48.4 million records attributed to Honey's independent sources, a separate 50.6 million-record DOJ intake and 26,235 USCIS-derived records.

    Heather Honey · DOJ voter-roll intake (50.6 million records) · USCIS-derived election records (26,235)

  4. California-file provenance remains unresolved

    An Oct. 26 declaration says HSI received what appeared to be California's voter list from an unnamed DHS senior counselor on March 19; the attached California delivery document has the recipient/purchaser identifying information redacted.

    California voter-file provenance · U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Related reading

Source records

  1. Democracy Forward — HSI records release
  2. EPIC — complaint summarizing HSI data intakes
  3. EPIC — LWV v. DHS complaint
  4. Democracy Docket — McLoughlin declaration analysis
  5. Democracy Forward — released HSI records