The U.S. Census Bureau compared 2020 voter records with citizenship records and found that more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election.

The claim conflates Census Bureau survey estimates with verified voting records. The available evidence indicates that Census data were used to estimate possible noncitizen turnout, not to identify and confirm individual noncitizens who voted illegally.

USA Today reported in November 2020 that estimates based on Census data did not constitute registration data or proof that noncitizens had voted. The BBC likewise described estimates and modeling that produced a broad range of possible noncitizen voters, rather than a confirmed count derived from matched voter and citizenship records.

Later reviews do not substantiate the claim. The Center for Election Innovation & Research found that large claims about noncitizen registrants or voters generally reflected unconfirmed citizenship records and likely substantial overestimation. The New York Times reported in January 2026 that the Justice Department referred to roughly 10,000 registered noncitizen voters, but did not identify how many had actually voted, which is a different measure from confirmed illegal votes in the 2020 election.

The Times of India article documents that President Trump made the 24,000 figure, but reporting that a person made a claim does not verify the claim. The cited evidence does not show that the Census Bureau conducted the alleged record comparison, nor does it establish that 24,000 noncitizens cast illegal ballots.