Twenty-eight individuals in 12 different states have been charged with election interference or illegal voting in federal elections in the past two weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice says.
The effort to root out illegal, noncitizen voting has come as part of a large-scale move by the Trump administration to ensure election integrity prior to this year’s midterm elections.
This effort has extended to different states across the nation. On Monday, DOJ announced charges against 12 individuals relating to election crimes committed in seven different states. This comes after the department on Sept. 18 announced charges against 16 individuals, including three in Georgia, for illegal voting.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security commented on the partnership with the DOJ to root out election fraud across the country.
“DHS and DOJ are laser focused on prosecuting and removing aliens who vote and preventing the dilution of the votes of U.S. citizens,” the DHS spokesperson told the Daily Signal. “Only Americans should elect American leaders.”
“Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: We will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences—including criminal charges and deportation.”
While investigations continue to root out election fraud, officials at the DOJ say the 28 individuals come from various countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more.
Noncitizens across the nation have been charged with voting in elections, submitting voter registration applications, or election interference, DOJ says. Some even voted multiple times.
Three noncitizens from Antigua and Barbuda, Mexico, and Venezuela living in Georgia were charged with illegal voting in elections, the DOJ recently announced.
Pauline Lewis, 65, an alleged noncitizen from Antigua and Barbuda, was detained on grounds of voting as an illegal alien in a federal election.
Gabriel Covarrubias, a 44-year-old alleged noncitizen from Mexico, was suspected of voting in person using an incorrect name in the federal election of November 2024, while also making an untrue statement in an application for a U.S. passport.
Analiea Milliscent Eccles, a 44-year-old noncitizen from Venezuela and recipient of DACA, voted nearly 10 times from 2008 to 2024. Additionally, she made a false statement that she was a U.S. citizen to cast her ballot in an election.
The scope of this interference in Georgia cannot be ignored, as the DOJ said individuals residing in Florida, Texas, Utah, and nine other states have been charged with these crimes, including multiple guilty pleas.
While some of the individuals involved were illegal aliens and some were only suspected noncitizens, or even lawful permanent residents, these crimes have not only involved noncitizens voting but also have expanded to additional crimes—such as untrue statements on citizenship applications and the suspected removal of roughly 300 mail-in ballots by a former mail carrier.
In Georgia, this occurred following the subpoena that was issued by DHS to the secretary of state’s office this month, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Mike Hassinger, public information coordinator for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, told the Daily Signal that he cannot “comment on any specific allegations made in ongoing investigations.”
However, he added, “Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizenship verification of its voter rolls.”
In a statement sent to the Daily Signal, Raffensperger said, “These cases show exactly why citizenship verification matters. Georgia will continue to verify all voters, investigate potential violations, and work with law enforcement agencies to enforce the laws that keep Georgia elections secure.”
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