{"id":"5833fe60-aab7-4dec-a942-3304dacb667a","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/first-thing-federal-efforts-over-alleged-noncitizen-voting-escalate-with-california-arrests","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Federal efforts over alleged noncitizen voting escalate with California arrests | First Thing","plainHeadline":"DOJ charges 28 green card holders in California for voting fraud","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US DOJ charged 28 green card holders in California with fraudulent voter registration and illegal ballots.","11 suspects are in custody as part of the federal crackdown on alleged noncitizen voting.","The arrests follow a DOJ lawsuit against California over ballot tabulation timing in November.","California Secretary of State called the federal demands outrageous and unsubstantiated.","Democrats and voting rights groups say the administration aims to sow doubt about the election."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T10:23:46.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T10:35:23.100Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/9af7ec5d-fb15-4d1f-ad9d-b697c3e01a0e","storyId":"9af7ec5d-fb15-4d1f-ad9d-b697c3e01a0e","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b8d265804a9e0996451869a18ebb07ea66fcbc21/70_319_4442_3556/master/4442.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=45f8575818df33985b4088e98fcb1e08","author":"Martin Belam","dek":"The DoJ has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote. Plus, is the world really ready for AI actors? Good morning."}