WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), joined by 16 other Senate Democrats, today demanded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) immediately open an independent investigation into the wrongdoings detailed in a recent whistleblower's disclosure (https://www.warner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warner-kaine-statement-on-report-that-dhs-personnel-were-told-to-lie-to-illegally-access-virginians-personal-information/). The disclosure alleges that DHS is directing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) officers to impersonate voters in Virginia and across ...