The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada for election-related crimes including illegal voting and fraudulent voter registration.
The Justice Department said the cases include voting by aliens in federal elections and false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote, and it listed defendants such as Alfredo Santiesteban, 73, and Artur Kopacz, 50.
The Justice Department also described Central District of California charges as felony counts that include false statements in a naturalization application, including allegations against Omar Alexander Muñoz, 72, and Amandeep Kaur, 30.
The Justice Department said the cases span multiple election cycles, with allegations that include voting in the 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025 elections for some defendants, and it said the offenses include fraudulent voter registration and related election crimes.
The Justice Department framed the announcement as enforcement against noncitizens, and the Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Newsweek, "Every illegal vote cancels out the vote of a lawful American citizen."
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