DHS Secretary Mullin announces election security measures and threatens states with funding cuts and criminal penalties.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin held a press conference on July 17, 2026, following President Trump's primetime speech on election security. Mullin announced that the administration would pursue a 'maximum pressure' campaign, including withholding federal grants and pursuing criminal penalties against election officials who do not comply with directives to scrub voter rolls for non-citizens. The administration claimed that over 250,000 non-citizens were registered to vote across four states, though the figures were acknowledged as unverified and disputed by election experts.