The Trump administration's recent initiative to verify voter registrations through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised significant concerns about the potential for voter suppression ahead of the November midterm elections. This program has processed over 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, and has flagged tens of thousands as possibly belonging to noncitizens or deceased individuals. Critics, including voting rights advocates, argue that the verification system, known as SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements), is prone to errors that could disenfranchise eligible voters. Cases such as that of Anthony Nel, a naturalized citizen in Texas, who was wrongly flagged as a non-citizen, illustrate the risks involved. Supporters of the initiative, including Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, argue that it is essential for maintaining accurate voter rolls. The initiative is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to federalize election functions and address perceived risks of non-citizen voting, despite evidence showing that such instances are rare. Since April 2025, 25 states have participated in this verification effort, resulting in the identification of approximately 24,000 potential non-citizens and 350,000 possibly deceased voters.