When Americans delivered a decisive victory for President Donald Trump in November 2024, it was a clear mandate for stronger borders, reducing crime and putting citizens first. Yet Democrats have not adjusted course. Instead, they continue to resist deportations, fund protests against immigration enforcement, and now, through quiet legal maneuvers, are working to erode basic safeguards in U.S. elections.
At the center of this effort is Democratic attorney Marc Elias. Well-known for being Hillary Clinton’s lawyer and for his role in pushing the Russia collusion narrative, Elias has built his career on legal strategies that tilt the playing field for the Democratic party. His latest campaign involves suing states that have passed common-sense laws requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
Most recently, the Elias Law Group filed a complaint on behalf of a progressive “voter rights” organization, arguing that citizenship verification would “disenfranchise thousands of eligible citizens.” The claim stands in sharp contrast to Democrats’ past demands for proof of compliance with COVID mandates. When it came to vaccinations, they had no problem requiring Americans to “show their papers.” Yet when it comes to proving one’s citizenship to vote, suddenly the standard is deemed too high.
The consequences of this legal strategy are not hypothetical. In Ohio last year, officials discovered approximately 600 registered voters who were not U.S. citizens. Several of them cast ballots in multiple elections. While 600 may seem small, it should never have been possible in the first place—and it demonstrates how easily the system can be exploited. Without strict safeguards, that number could quickly grow from hundreds into thousands, or more.
Elias’s efforts are not limited to Ohio. In July, his team launched a similar lawsuit in Wyoming, again seeking to block requirements that registrants show proof of citizenship. It is a coordinated strategy, deployed state by state, aimed at weakening election integrity measures across the country.
The pattern is clear. Democrats loudly oppose deportations in the public arena, while in courtrooms, Elias quietly works to secure future voting blocs by ensuring that proof-of-citizenship laws are dismantled. The combination leaves American citizens—whose rights the system is meant to protect—at risk of having their votes diluted by those who are not entitled to participate in U.S. elections at all.