More than 2,000 names verified as non-citizens have been found on the voter rolls in Texas – and an unknown number of these people are illegal aliens.

The data comes from Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, who said Monday that 2,724 non-citizens were found to be registered to vote in the state after officials cross-referenced voter rolls with a federal citizenship database.

“Only eligible United States citizens may participate in our elections,” Nelson said. “The Trump administration’s decision to give states free and direct access to this data set for the first time has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the federal government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists.”

The 2,724 voter registrations comes from the total number of Texans registered, about 18 million.

Nelson said the information gleaned will now go to each county so officials can investigate the eligibility status of each flagged registration. By Texas statue, those ineligible will be removed from the rolls and referred to the state attorney general for possible action.

“Everyone’s right to vote is sacred and must be protected. We encourage counties to conduct rigorous investigations to determine if any voter is ineligible – just as they do with any other data set we provide,” Nelson said.

According to the secretary of state, Texas was among the first state to partner with USCIS to compare its voter list with the federal SAVE database.