Expanding on “Intercountry Adoptees Are Being Charged With Illegal Voting. What You Need to Know.”

Who Investigates Voters

The federal agencies, offices, and data systems involved in noncitizen-voting investigations, and how information is shared among them. Click on a circle to see the office or agency's role and what it means for intercountry adoptees.

Prepared for the October 27, 2026, Open Forum on Adoptees, Voting, and Citizenship, presented jointly by Adoptee Rights Law Center and Adoptees United.

Last updated October 26, 2026

Agency Component Office or unit Records or data system Not federal Information or referrals

Roles are drawn from public filings in California Nurses Association v. Mullin, No. 4:26-cv-10680-AMO (N.D. Cal.), Justice Department announcements, and news reporting through October 2026. Investigations change quickly; check the date above.

General information, not legal advice

If you are not sure of your citizenship status, talk to a lawyer before you vote, register, or file anything with immigration. If agents contact you, do not answer questions; ask for a lawyer.

List of agencies, offices, and systems

Name	Part of	Role in these investigations	Why it matters for adoptees

How information is shared

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