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These actions could have an outsized effect, putting eligible people’s access to federal or state programs, and even voting, at risk.  \nThis explainer covers what SAVE is, how the Administration is expanding its use in new and concerning ways, and what advocates can do when SAVE creates problems.  \nWhat is the SAVE System?  \nSAVE is an online tool run by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal agencies use SAVE to check a person’s immigration status when the person applies for certain benefits or licenses. SAVE can also be used to verify the status of some U.S. citizens (for example, some naturalized citizens or people who got citizenship through a parent), but it cannot reliably verify whether any given person is a citizen and was never intended to do so.  \nCongress required the government to create this kind of electronic system in 1986, in the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) . Since then, SAVE has been used to help agencies verify immigration status for benefit and license programs. For example, state and local benefits agencies use SAVE to verify that applicants have an eligible immigration status for programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.  \nSAVE is not itself a database that houses information about people’s status or citizenship. Instead, it searches other government databases and reports on whatever information is available at that time. SAVE responses do not indicate whether someone qualifies for a benefit or license. The agency that is offering the benefit or license is responsible for making that decision based on the information provided by SAVE and the many other factors that can apply depending on the program.  \nHow does SAVE verification work?  \nStep 1 (Initial verification): A user at an eligible agency submits a verification request to SAVE. Agencies that use SAVE include state and local agencies that administer Medicaid or nutrition assistance benefits, driver’s and professional licenses, and other benefits. The request  \nusually includes the applicant’s name and date ofbirth; the type of benefit or license the person is requesting; and at least one immigration ID or a Social Security Number (SSN) . An immigration ID could be an A-number, a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure number, a receipt number, or some other immigration-related identifier. USCIS says that SAVE returns a response within seconds. If successful, it will share the person’s status and date it was granted. If SAVE cannot verify a person’s status at Step 1, it might ask for more information. If a user provides only an SSN at Step 1 and SAVE cannot provide a response, SAVE will close the case.  \nStep 2 (Additional verification): If SAVE is unable to verify a person’s status but the user provides an immigration ID number, SAVE will prompt the agency to take an additional step, including requesting additional information. This may require the applicant to provide additional documents.  \nStep 3 (Resubmit with Docs): SAVE will either return a response or move to Step 3, which requires the user to “Resubmit with Docs.” This means the user must upload a copy of the applicant’s immigration document(s). The user may have this already or will need to request it from the applicant. After the upload, SAVE should return a final response. As of April 2026, these extra steps can take about 20 federal workdays.  \nNote: SAVE is designed to be a multi-step process, because not all relevant immigration information can be captured in an initial search.  \nSAVE’s Transformation  \nThe Trum","cbCaiqwax23LDa3s","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqwax23LDa3s","pdf",181807,"English","# What is the SAVE System?\n## How does SAVE verification work?\n# SAVE’s Transformation\n## Expanded uses and data-sharing","[{\"question\":\"What does the SAVE system do, and who uses it?\",\"answer\":\"SAVE is an online tool run by USCIS within DHS. 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