Breaking: SCOTUS Clears Way for Trump Administration's Expanded SAVE Citizenship Checks
By Jennifer Oliver O'ConnellAnother win for the Trump administration ahead of the November 2026 midterms. The U.S. Supreme Court has given the green light for the Department of Homeland Security to resume its use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, which utilizes government records, specifically Social Security information, to verify whether a voter has American citizenship.
The Court granted the administration's request in a per curiam decision. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
The Court found that a 1996 federal law likely authorizes DHS to obtain citizenship information from other agencies despite federal privacy restrictions. It also found that the lower court's ruling interfered with lawful individualized voter checks ahead of the midterms.
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) September 25, 2026
Along with Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plan guidance issued by CISA, the administration is able to continue to make strides to ensure election security and integrity are maintained.Read the ruling here: https://t.co/qCMXZ6mMg0
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) September 25, 2026
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