Federal efforts escalate with California arrests over alleged noncitizen voting.
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First reportabcnews.com · 19 Oct, 23:23Z
Latest reportBloomberg · 20 Oct, 15:16Z
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Why it matters
What
DOJ charges 28 green card holders with voter fraud; 11 are in custody.
Why
The case deepens a federal-state fight over California’s election rules.
Watch
California’s response to the charges.
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Summary
- The Justice Department charged 28 individuals in California with unlawful voting and related offenses.
- Some defendants are described as green card holders in the United States.
- The list of 20,000 names was provided to California for next month’s election.
- California officials questioned the data integrity and did not substantively review citizenship claims.
- The case is part of Operation Protect the Vote, with related prosecutions nationwide.
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.
Summary
- Federal agents arrested 11 people in California for allegedly illegally registering to vote.
- Officials said 17 more accused would be in custody soon, totaling 28 individuals.
- The rollout followed the Trump administration's push to scrutinize voter rolls for noncitizens.
- California officials previously refused to provide copies of electronic voter rolls.
- Analysts note the 28 suspects represent a tiny fraction of California's 23+ million registered voters.