claim: “This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”
evidence: Three Republican-led states — Alabama, Texas and Virginia — have taken steps to remove or flag ineligible people on the voter rolls, since at least 2021. This included noncitizens, or potential noncitizens, according to state officials. There are some unknowns about the people affected, and the number of people who turn out to be noncitizens could change. Congress banned noncitizen voting in federal elections in 1996. Noncitizens rarely cast ballots. If they do, they face stiff penalties including jail time, deportation or denial of citizenship applications.