The Trump administration announced Tuesday the overhaul of an online database used to verify the status of noncitizens in the U.S.
The changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database are aimed at allowing officials to quickly verify the status of a noncitizen, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, database was established in 1987 and allows both law enforcement and government agencies to input the biographical information of noncitizens, including their immigration information, Alien Number, and the like, Fox News reported.
“Illegal aliens have exploited outdated systems to defraud Americans and taint our elections,” a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, this revamped SAVE system will ensure government officials can swiftly verify legal status, halting entitlements and voter fraud.”
The revamped database “eliminates fees for database searches, breaks down silos for accurate results, streamlines mass status checks, and integrates criminal records, immigration timelines, and addresses,” according to a DHS press release.
“Automatic status updates and a user-friendly interface will empower federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal agencies to prevent noncitizens from exploiting taxpayer benefits or voting illegally,” according to Trump’s DHS.
The DHS is working with the Department of Government Efficiency and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to make the changes.
The announcement from the DHS comes as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to fortify the southern border, enforce U.S. immigration laws, and carry out the deportations of illegal immigrants with a special focus on the removal of criminal illegal aliens.
The House Homeland Security Committee released its latest “Border Brief” Tuesday, highlighting the significant changes at the border since Trump took office.
In March, encounters with illegal aliens between ports of entry at the southern border fell by 94% compared with March 2024.
The daily average of known “getaways,” illegal aliens who manage to evade Border Patrol apprehension, has also fallen by more than 90% since Trump took office.
The House Homeland Security Committee’s March “Border Brief” celebrates the 32,809 arrests of illegal aliens at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during the first 50 days of the Trump administration. The nearly 33,000 arrests included “14,111 convicted criminals, of whom 1,155 were criminal gang members, as well as 39 aliens on the Terrorist Screening Data Set,” according to the committee.
