LONE TREE, CO — September 29, 2026 Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court on September 25, 2026, granted a stay allowing the Department of Homeland Security to continue using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. “I welcome the Supreme Court’s decision. The American people have a right to elections run by American citizens and a government that can verify who is here legally and who is not. Social Security numbers are already used in everyday life to confirm identity for jobs, banking, benefits, and official records. Using those same numbers in the SAVE program so Homeland Security and the states can check criminal aliens is common sense." “For years, woke activist judges have tried to block basic tools that keep criminal aliens off the voter rolls and keep benefits from going to people who are not eligible. The Supreme Court’s decision restores a system that states can use to verify criminal aliens with Social Security numbers. That is how you run a country that takes citizenship seriously." “Congress still needs to finish the job. The House Republicans have already passed the SAVE America Act to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Democrats must stop standing in the way and the Senate should pass it. Courts can clear the path. Lawmakers have to close the loopholes.” Source: https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26A308.html