DOJ Arrests 28 Noncitizens in California Voter Fraud Crackdown
Federal authorities arrested 11 foreign nationals in California on Monday and announced charges against 28 noncitizens for alleged illegal voting and registration offenses.
What's happening
The Justice Department has sued California after giving state and local election officials a thumb drive with voter roll citizenship data and 48 hours to compare 20,000 names flagged by the Department of Homeland Security.(source: Oct 14: Justice Department threatens California over noncitizen voter list)(source: Oct 17: Trump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state) President Trump wrote on Truth Social that California election officials "will all go to jail for a long period of time" if they include the mail-in ballots of people identified as potential noncitizens in the midterm count.(source: Oct 17: Trump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state) Federal authorities arrested 11 foreign nationals in California on Monday and the Justice Department announced charges against 28 noncitizens for alleged illegal voting and registration offenses.(source: Oct 19: DOJ Arrests 28 Noncitizens in California Voter Fraud Crackdown)
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- No readers have picked a side yetTrump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state
- No readers have picked a side yetJustice Department threatens California over noncitizen voter list
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- Federal authorities arrested 11 foreign nationals in California on Monday as part of an election fraud investigation.
- The Justice Department announced charges against 28 noncitizens for allegedly registering to vote illegally, casting ballots, or making false statements on naturalization applications.
- The arrests were part of "Operation Protect the Vote," a coordinated effort involving all four U.S. attorney's offices in California.
- U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the Department of Justice has charged 113 aliens across 20 states with illegal voting and registration offenses in the last seven weeks.
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- The Daily WireRightFeds Bust Dozens In Deep Blue State Voter Fraud Crackdown ↗
- The Daily SignalRightDOJ Charges 28 Noncitizens in California Voter Fraud Crackdown, Arrests 11 ↗
- One America News (OAN)Far rightDOJ: Over 2 dozen noncitizens arrested in Calif. voter fraud crackdown ahead of Nov. elections ↗
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