On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
top lawyer at the Department of Homeland Security
3 things James Percival said, verbatim, from June 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Supports
“This decision is a victory for election integrity”
One America News Network State Department weighs opening passport records to check voters' citizenship ›
Others on this question
“The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the Government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take”
More on the record
As printed
““A bad day for criminal illegals and open borders activists alike,””
on the Supreme Court ruling letting rapid third-country deportations resume
New York Times Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now ›
As printed
“it's closing time, which means you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.”
on ending Haitian TPS with financial incentive for voluntary departure
USA Today Haitians 'can't stay here,' DHS says following Supreme Court decision ›
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