Election Law

Appeals Court Protects 20,000 Non-Citizen California Ballots

pgnewser October 29, 2026 0

A Federal Appeals court ruled 2-1 to deny the Department of Justice’s request to remove 20,000 non-citizen ballots from California’s voter rolls. The court passed on a technicality, claiming it had no power to act until a lower court had ruled. They also claimed, “The United States’s claimed emergency, at least in part, is a self-constructed one.”

Appeals court rejects White House push to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
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A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department’s emergency bid to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots in California. In a 2-1 ruling Monday, the judges said the appeals court lacked the authority to intervene before a lower court had ruled.

The lower district court has a hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

The DOJ wanted a faster decision, arguing that California should set aside ballots associated with roughly 20,000 registered voters it suspects are not U.S. citizens. But the two judges in the majority said the government was partly responsible for its own urgency.

“The United States’s claimed emergency, at least in part, is a self-constructed one,” the judges wrote, pointing to the department’s delay in filing the lawsuit and seeking emergency relief.

California officials have disputed the government’s list, saying it includes people who appear to be U.S. citizens.

BREAKING: DOJ says 405 non-citizens cast over 1,500 ballots in WA, warns thousands more may be voting illegally | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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BREAKING: DOJ says 405 non-citizens cast over 1,500 ballots in WA, warns thousands more may be voting illegally | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“If the state of Washington knowingly or unknowingly allows a non-citizen to vote, they are canceling out or stealing the vote of the United States citizen.”

The Justice Department announced Monday that federal investigators have identified 405 non-citizens who voted illegally in Washington state, with many casting ballots in multiple elections, and warned that potentially thousands more could be voting illegally as the state fights federal demands for its complete voter registration database.

Acting US Attorney Neil Floyd said investigators identified more than 1,500 ballots cast by the individuals. Federal prosecutors have asked Washington election officials to set aside ballots submitted by those on the list until their eligibility can be confirmed.

“We have identified over 400 non-citizens who had voted in Washington, and many of them have voted multiple times. That means we have identified over 1500 ballots illegally cast,” Floyd said.

Election Integrity Warrior Cleta Mitchell Drives The Left Crazy– thefederalist.com

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Election Integrity Warrior Cleta Mitchell Drives The Left Crazy– thefederalist.com
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George Will once described Cleta Mitchell as arguably “the most important Washington conservative not in public office.”

“She’s armed and zealous,” the conservative columnist told the Wall Street Journal in 2010.

Sixteen years on feels like a century ago, but Mitchell remains a central political figure, as “armed and zealous” as ever in the bare-knuckle, bruising battle to save the republic. Along the way, the legendary election law attorney has been harassed and threatened by a virulent radical left bent on silencing its political enemies by any means necessary. She’s been vilified by an accomplice media, the dutiful public relations agents for the Democratic Party. She’s been spied on by her government for the “crime” of advising and befriending the left’s bogeyman, President Donald Trump.

Mitchell has long carried a huge target on her back for passionately advocating for secure and transparent elections. For that, she has been accused of leading a “voter suppression group,” branded an “election denier,” an “extremist,” and a “traitor.” 

They hate her because she’s been so damn successful.

Trump administration asks Washington state to hold more than 400 people’s ballots – The Washington Post– www.washingtonpost.com

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Trump administration asks Washington state to hold more than 400 people’s ballots – The Washington Post– www.washingtonpost.com
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  1. Trump administration asks Washington state to hold more than 400 people’s ballots  The Washington Post
  2. Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters  The Guardian
  3. Justice Department asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 alleged noncitizens  CBS News
  4. Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens  KING5.com
  5. US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizens  Reuters

 

The Trump administration has filed 31 lawsuits seeking states’ voter data. Here’s where they stand.– www.cbsnews.com

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The Trump administration has filed 31 lawsuits seeking states’ voter data. Here’s where they stand.– www.cbsnews.com
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Washington — President Trump’s administration has mounted efforts in nearly all 50 states to obtain their complete voter rolls containing sensitive information about registered voters in their states.

The Justice Department has argued that the information is needed to ensure states are complying with two federal voting laws, the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act, which aim to ensure states have programs in place for maintaining accurate voter rolls.

The administration sent letters to most of the states last year seeking unredacted electronic copies of their statewide voter registration lists, which include voters’ birthdates, addresses, partial Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.

A number of states have turned over publicly available versions of their voter rolls, but have declined to provide their complete lists. In response, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over the voter data.

Campaigns, attorneys weigh in on Trump’s DOJ suit to block election results if Sen. Sullivan loses– www.adn.com

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Campaigns, attorneys weigh in on Trump’s DOJ suit to block election results if Sen. Sullivan loses– www.adn.com
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The Trump administration’s Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Alaska officials from certifying the results of the U.S. Senate race if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses his reelection bid, and calling for an investigation into whether votes cast for a namesake challenger were intended for the incumbent.

Attorneys and lawmakers have decried the move, labeling it legally unfounded and a political maneuver.

With early voting already underway in the Nov. 3 general election, the lawsuit could create a legal hurdle if Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola defeats the Republican senator in the closely watched race.

The race for Alaska’s Senate seat is seen as one of a few battleground contests that could determine whether Democrats flip control of the chamber.

The lawsuit alleges that the presence of retired Petersburg educator Dan J. Sullivan, a Republican who shares the same first and last name as the incumbent, on the ballot “threatens to mislead Alaskan citizens who want to vote for Senator Sullivan.”

Another Judge Stops Non-Citizen Voter Prevention Action –

pgnewser October 23, 2026 0

Another Biden-appointed District Judge has halted key parts of the DHS’ non-citizen voter investigation in what appears to be a partisan protection of the Democratic Party. The court called the investigation into non-citizen voting an “unlawful voter initiative.” The ruling cannot be reversed before the election unless SCOTUS intervenes.

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Key Trump Noncitizen-Voter Operations Before Midterms– wltreport.com
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A Biden-appointed federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt key parts of its noncitizen-voter investigation in nine states — just days before the November 3 midterms.

The preliminary injunction targets election-related field operations and interviews when federal agents know, suspect or reasonably should suspect that a person is a U.S. citizen. It does not declare every investigation of unlawful noncitizen voting illegal.

That distinction matters. So does the timing.

Homeland Security reiterated its position Thursday after a new voter-fraud charge was announced in New York:

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued the order Wednesday in California Nurses Association v. Mullin. The covered states are California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.

The court’s order says DHS launched its “Unlawful Voter Initiative” in August and later directed a surge of field investigations across those nine states. The judge found that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on a Voting Rights Act claim involving intimidation of citizens engaged in voter assistance and mobilization.

Are the Polls Rigged?

pgnewser October 23, 2026 0

Another polling company has confessed to creating fake polls. Wedgwood Polls confessed it created fake polls to show Democrats ahead as part of a social experiment. They claimed, “Our fabricated numbers were given instant credibility across platforms and cited on air and reporting.”

Fake Polls, Real Damage: Wedgewood Confesses It Invented Poll Results in Michigan, Maine and Texas, and the Big Media Ran Them– gellerreport.com
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Second poll confession. Fooled The New York Times and Nate Silver’s site. Senate polls showed every Democrat winning….

We are up against an immense, hugely funded machine. The establishment right still thinks it’s the 1990s and fear Trump not the destroyers coming after us, our children, our country. Sickening.

According to Josh Holmes, those Senate polls showed every Democrat winning except one in Mississippi. Calling this a “wake-up call” evades the damage: bogus polling can steer donations, demoralize volunteers and distort perceptions of an election. As Holmes put it, “This is not a victimless crime.” A polling firm manufactured the numbers, and news outlets helped turn fiction into political influence.

Meta Gets $25 Billion Bill over 2016 Election

pgnewser October 23, 2026 0

A New Mexico court is ordering Meta to pay $25 billion in a civil lawsuit for allowing Cambridge Analytica access to user data during the 2016 election. The company was working for the Trump campaign. It used that information to help the Trump campaign more effectively target potential voters.

Meta hit with $25 billion penalty over Cambridge Analytica data lawsuit– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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A New Mexico court ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay a $25 billion penalty over data privacy violations connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The whopping penalty comes more than eight years after the stories of the data-harvesting scandal first broke and sparked political uproar in the United States. Politicians and social media users have raised concerns since the 2018 reports first broke about the United Kingdom-based firm improperly scraping up Facebook profiles without user consent, leading to multiple lawsuits and legal battles.

Watch: Pro-Katie Hobbs Canvassers Are Willing to Let Noncitizens, Felons Vote – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Watch: Pro-Katie Hobbs Canvassers Are Willing to Let Noncitizens, Felons Vote – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Undercover video captured canvassers aligned with Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) saying they don’t believe in asking about immigration status or actively encouraging self-identified noncitizens and felons to register and vote. All of that, of course, is completely illegal.

Everyone knows that Arizona elections are incredibly corrupt. There is still a very significant Republican population in the state, and it voted for Donald Trump both in 2016 and 2024, and yet for some reason Democrats keep winning state and local offices. At a certain point we have to ask: is Democrat control of Arizona dependent entirely upon fraud? Would Katie Hobbs ever have become governor if it were not for fraud?

Muckraker’s team caught the Democrat activists on video and subsequently confronted them about their support of illegal voting. In the compilation of clips below, you will notice one man who specifically talks about supporting Hobbs, and who says he never gets into asking about immigration status. He seems to imply that noncitizens are included in the Democrat voting base.

When one of the undercover journalists claimed he was a convicted felon, a canvasser waved that off as if it were not an issue and encouraged him to register anyway. Yet another woman told the undercover journalist that he should share the QR code for registering to vote online with Canadian friends.

Muckraker identified the canvassers as being from the AFL-CIO union, Hobbs-aligned Worker Power and Stand Indivisible Arizona, and the Democratic National Committee’s When We Count.

LA Election Officials Admit They Have No Way of Verifying Citizenship Beyond What Voters Attest; Case Transfers to Clinton-Appointed Judge– amgreatness.com

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LA Election Officials Admit They Have No Way of Verifying Citizenship Beyond What Voters Attest; Case Transfers to Clinton-Appointed Judge– amgreatness.com
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Los Angeles County election officials admitted in a federal court filing Tuesday that they have no independent way to verify voter citizenship beyond the voter’s own attestation. The intensifying case, which was initially assigned to a Trump-appointed judge, was transferred to a Clinton-appointed judge on Wednesday.

Assistant Registrar Monica Flores stated the office is “not equipped or authorized” to verify citizenship because it does not independently house immigration, travel, or naturalization records.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called this a “massive concession” in a statement on X, pointing out that Under federal law, only citizens may vote.

“Yet California has not acted on the list of 20,000 suspected noncitizens or agreed to set aside their ballots,” Essayli wrote. “American citizens’ votes are being diluted in California.”

Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office (D.) countered on X that California has complied with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which permits reliance on sworn voter statements rather than independent documentary verification.

“18 U.S.C. § 611: It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for federal office,” Essayli posted in response. “18 U.S.C. § 2: Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission is punishable as a principal.”

Judge Nixes Progressive Assault on North Carolina Election Integrity

pgnewser October 21, 2026 0

The progressives were hoping to use Judgefare to loosen absentee ballot laws in North Carolina. Their efforts were halted by U.S. District Judge Thomas Shroeder, who threw their lawsuit out.

GOP Foils Dems’ Election Integrity Shenanigans In North Carolina– thefederalist.com
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As President Donald Trump rallied the Republican troops Tuesday in the Tar Heel State two weeks ahead of next month’s midterms, the GOP was coming fresh off a big election integrity victory.

The RNC and the North Carolina Republican Party stopped a last-minute attempt by left-wingers to water down safeguards for absentee ballots.

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, part of a national network of big labor-sponsored activists that advocate for leftist causes, and other leftist groups. Schroeder ruled that the groups sought to block the election integrity directives too late in the game.

As the judge noted, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly admonished lower courts they “should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election.” That particularly holds for injunctions seeking to change the rules of engagement in the eleventh hour. In this case, the “election is not merely upcoming; it has already started,’” the judge wrote in quoting a past SCOTUS decision.

“Plaintiffs have also delayed. They waited eighteen days afterthe 2026 Numbered Memo was issued to bring this action, and they did not file their motion for preliminary injunction until the day before the counting of absentee ballots would begin,” Schroeder wrote.

Tech Billionaire John Doerr Funnels Millions to Democrats Through New ‘Dark Money’ Group– readsludge.com

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Tech Billionaire John Doerr Funnels Millions to Democrats Through New ‘Dark Money’ Group– readsludge.com
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John Doerr, the billionaire tech venture capitalist whose firm Kleiner Perkins is heavily invested in artificial intelligence, has set up a new “dark money” group that gave more than $10 million in grants last year to Democratic Party network groups, including $7.5 million to the nonprofits aligned with Senate and House Democratic leadership, according to a tax filing reviewed by Sludge.

The donations came as TechNet, the industry lobbying group where Doerr is a co-founder and was an executive council member for over 25 years, pushed Congress to pass a federal framework on AI of narrow, “risk-based” rules that would preempt state laws. In 2023, Doerr told a Senate AI forum convened by Sen. Chuck Schumer that proposals to change antitrust rules were chilling the venture capital industry by making it harder for startups to be acquired.

New fake polling scandal riles Democrats ahead of midterm elections– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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New fake polling scandal riles Democrats ahead of midterm elections– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Another fake polling scandal has hit less than two weeks before the midterm elections, ripping open old wounds about the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and renewing skepticism about pollsters as they increasingly forecast a blue wave on Nov. 3.

An outfit called Wedgewood Polls released a statement on social media Tuesday acknowledging most of its results were not legitimate, but rather some kind of experiment designed to show serious problems with how polls are conducted and then reported on by the media.

Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms– www.cbsnews.com

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Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms– www.cbsnews.com
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Armed and in uniform, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their immigration status — and to inquire if they have registered to vote or cast votes in past elections, a CBS News Investigation has found.

The operation is part of an effort to root out potential noncitizen voters ahead of the midterms. DHS has alleged that there could be as many as 250,000 citizens illegally registered to vote, although election experts have disputed the accuracy of this figure. Just 156 people have been charged with voting-fraud related offenses since the beginning of the Trump administration, according to the Department of Justice. There are 227 million registered voters in the U.S.

Critics say that sending armed federal agents to the doors of U.S. residents could be intimidating for legal voters.

“What we’re seeing now is the federal government is inserting itself into the state process for verifying their voter roles in an unprecedented way,” said Jessica Marsden, a lawyer for Protect Democracy, a left-leaning advocacy group that is suing the federal agency over the door-knocking campaign. “And they are doing it in a way that seems maximally designed to scare lawful voters from participating.”

Los Angeles County Officials Offer Conflicting Accounts of Voter Citizenship Checks– legalinsurrection.com

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Los Angeles County Officials Offer Conflicting Accounts of Voter Citizenship Checks– legalinsurrection.com
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I don’t know how Leslie stays in California.

The Trump administration asked a court for a temporary restraining order to stop California from counting 20,000 ballots from people the feds believe aren’t legally allowed to vote.

Most of those people live in Los Angeles County.

Monica Flores, an assistant registrar-recorder for the Candidate and Voter
Services Bureau of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, wrote a declaration to oppose the TRO.

Flores made a shocking admission (emphasis mine):

The DOJ’s proposed order would also require the Registrar to verify the citizenship of each affected voter. The Registrar is not equipped or authorized to verify voter citizenship because it does not independently house citizenship-related information beyond the voter attestation as identified in federal and state law (such as, among other things, immigration records, travel records, naturalization records, etc.) and certainly is not equipped to do so within the election period. California has not authorized use of the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (“SAVE”) program for the 2026 General Election, and the Registrar has no direct access to federal citizenship data. The DOJ has not explained what information would be provided to the Registrar to assist with this determination nor described any process by which the Registrar would be given information or authority such that it could verify citizenship. Further, while the DOJ has stated that it would also verify citizenship, it has stated, despite its investigative authority, it cannot investigate the people on its list before the election concludes. It is not clear how Los Angeles County, in the middle of the election cycle, would be better positioned to verify U.S. citizenship than the Federal Government or that it has any identified authority to do so. And it is certainly not clear how Los Angeles County can be expected to complete this verification within the election period when the government itself has stated it cannot do so.

Feds Arrest 28 Registered Noncitizen Voters, All From List of 20,000 Sent to California – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Feds Arrest 28 Registered Noncitizen Voters, All From List of 20,000 Sent to California – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Remember how California Dems sneered at the list the Trump administration sent of 20,000 registered noncitizen voters who received ballots? Feds just arrested more than two dozen of them while Democrats continue to deny any of the voters are noncitizens.

Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, is tired of the lying propaganda coming from the likes of Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D-Calif.) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-Calif.). So on October 19, he pointed out that the most recently arrested registered noncitizen voters are just a drop in the bucket of the tens of thousands the feds identified in the blue state.

He posted, “28 people charged today. All 28 are on the list of 20,000+ likely noncitizen registrants we gave California last week. All 28 are still registered voters, and ballots are going out now. No, this isn’t the total number of noncitizen voters in California. Police can’t catch every speeder, but that doesn’t mean speeding isn’t widespread. 28 is what we could charge in a week. California must verify those 20,000 registrations before counting ballots. One illegal vote is too many.”

Justice Department seeks to BLOCK ballots of 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters in California– www.theblaze.com

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Justice Department seeks to BLOCK ballots of 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters in California– www.theblaze.com
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The U.S. Dept. of Justice escalated its feud with California officials on Monday when it filed for a temporary restraining order over 20,000 likely noncitizen voters.

The DOJ is demanding that officials set aside the ballots from the list of people registered to vote but tagged by the Trump administration as possible noncitizens.

‘Once illegally cast ballots are counted and commingled with lawful votes, the resulting harm may be impossible to remedy.’

California previously refused the request from the Trump administration to either confirm the voters’ eligibility or set aside the 20,000 voters.

The DOJ filed for the temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

“California not just refused to act; it made clear that it is committed to treating ballots from those likely noncitizens equal to ballots from American citizens, prompting this suit and motion that seeks commonplace election relief when ballots are called into question,” reads the filing from the DOJ.

Trump’s attack on California voting is false, and a bit funny– www.latimes.com

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Trump’s attack on California voting is false, and a bit funny– www.latimes.com
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In what may be one of the most comical self-owns in recent politics, the esteemed attorneys of the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that despite the extravagant and terrifying misuse of their investigative power under the Trump administration, they have so far been able to identify only 28 people in all of California who may have voted illegally.

“The announcement today by the United States DOJ makes the point that there is no widespread voter fraud,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said after the news conference announcing the results of “Operation Protect the Vote.”

Twenty-eight people out of about 23 million registered voters in the state — and not all of them even tried to vote, according to the feds. That’s about 1 in 820,000 folks allegedly registering or voting illegally, a rate that roughly matches how often people in the United States get struck by lightning in a given year.

So much for Trump’s endless claims that there is a vast, organized conspiracy between Democrats and undocumented people to have them vote in large numbers to steal elections. I’ll point out here that none of those charged Monday have been accused of colluding with one another or with Democratic overlords.

Feds Just Busted a Major Noncitizen Voting Ring in This Blue State– townhall.com

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Feds Just Busted a Major Noncitizen Voting Ring in This Blue State– townhall.com
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Federal authorities announced the arrests of more than two dozen foreign nationals in California on Monday.

The suspects are facing charges for illegally registering and voting in U.S. elections, according to Spectrum News.

The statewide sweep is part of a Trump administration effort to root out noncitizen voting ahead of next month’s midterm elections, even though data shows that the problem is incredibly rare, difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of races.

The arrests also reflect a further escalation in a simmering voter roll fight between the federal government and California that came into focus last week when the Justice Department sued the state and later warned that local election workers who knowingly process or tabulate ballots submitted by noncitizen voters are at risk of investigation and potential prosecution.

The Justice Department said all of those arrested as part of a sweep dubbed Operation Protect the Vote are lawful permanent residents — but not U.S. citizens who are permitted to legally vote. They are charged with crimes including making false statements on a naturalization application and submitting fraudulent voter registrations.

The New York Post noted that most of the arrestees “allegedly cast illegal ballots.”

Alexander Muñoz, a 72-year-old Belizean national, allegedly registered to vote in September 2019, claiming he was a citizen. He voted in 2020 and twice in 2022 and 2024 and allegedly lied on his naturalization application. He faces felony charges, including false statements on the application.

University of Michigan voting hub where foreign student illegally voted remains active– www.thecollegefix.com

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University of Michigan voting hub where foreign student illegally voted remains active– www.thecollegefix.com
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County GOP leader calls for more election integrity measures

The location where a student illegally voted at the University of Michigan in the last election remains active heading into this month’s midterm voting, prompting some election integrity concerns.

In 2024, 19-year-old Chinese national Haoxiang Gao was charged with voting illegally in the 2024 presidential election at a voting site set up in the university’s Museum of Art. He has since fled the country.

Currently the museum is listed as one of two “Campus Voting Hubs,” where early voting will start Oct. 21 and run through Nov. 1 and will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

The University of Michigan’s media relations division did not respond to requests from The College Fix asking what measures have been taken to ensure that no illegal voting occurs at the museum site again.

California Democrats Outraged After DOJ Orders State to Block Votes from Noncitizens– slaynews.com

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California Democrats Outraged After DOJ Orders State to Block Votes from Noncitizens– slaynews.com
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California’s Democrat leaders are outraged after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the state to block votes being cast by noncitizens in upcoming elections.

The DOJ is seeking an emergency injunction against California after state officials rejected its demand to segregate ballots associated with approximately 20,000 registered voters that federal authorities have identified as “likely noncitizens.”

Attorney General Todd Blanche says the action aims to prevent noncitizens from voting in the upcoming election, pointing to California’s practice of automatically mailing ballots to every active registered voter.

California’s leaders are attacking the lawsuit, with Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing the Trump administration of voter suppression and state election officials disputing the reliability of the federal findings.

Legal Showdown with California over Illegal Ballots

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The Department of Justice is suing the state of California and calling on 20,000 ballots to be frozen to determine whether U.S. citizens are behind the ballots.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced, “State-facilitated voter fraud is unacceptable in the United States of America. If found responsible in a court of law, the State of California will have seriously undermined confidence in our electoral system and violated laws that protect our nation’s representative system of government.”

Justice Department sues California, claiming it’s mailing ballots to more than 20,000 noncitizens– www.cbsnews.com
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Washington — The Justice Department sued California on Thursday, alleging that the federal government has identified more than 20,000 noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, came after Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent letters to counties earlier this week, including Los Angeles, ordering them to review a list of names of suspected noncitizens who he alleged received mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections.

 

Trump Says Same-Name Dan Sullivan Candidacy Under Investigation, Calls It ‘Another Hoax by the Democrats’– slaynews.com

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Trump Says Same-Name Dan Sullivan Candidacy Under Investigation, Calls It ‘Another Hoax by the Democrats’– slaynews.com
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President Donald Trump says authorities are investigating the candidacy of an independent Alaska Senate challenger who shares a name with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), calling the situation a Democratic effort to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent.

Speaking to Fox News after an Alaska campaign rally Tuesday night, Trump said the matter was being reviewed.

However, the president declined to identify the investigation as federal.

“We are looking, I can’t say federal, but we are looking into it,” Trump said.

“It’s a disgrace,” he noted.

“We have, I call him the real Dan Sullivan, a great senator from Alaska.

“And in the race, they put somebody named Dan Sullivan who knows nothing about politics.

“His name happens to be Dan Sullivan.

“They even wanted to change his middle initial, which was different.

“They wanted to make it an S so that it could be exactly correct.

“I think it’s just terrible that they did it.”

Trump Blasts Same-Name Challenge

Trump argued that the independent challenger’s presence creates confusion in a race involving an established Republican senator.

“And actually, he got two points or something in the primary,” Trump added.

“The real Dan Sullivan won it, but … It’s a terrible thing.

“It’s another hoax by the Democrats.”

The president’s comments place fresh attention on the same-name candidacy as Alaska voters prepare to choose their next senator.

President Urges Republican Rival to Step Aside

Trump also addressed Alaska’s gubernatorial race, urging Republican Dave Bronson to withdraw and consolidate support behind his endorsed candidate, Bernadette Wilson.

Trump said Wilson’s stronger primary performance should have prompted other Republicans to leave the race.

“He doesn’t have to, but he should, because, frankly, he lost in the primary by substantial numbers to Bernadette,” Trump said.

“And I’m not involved that much in, you know, Alaska politics, other than I want to see Dan and Nick get in.

“But she won in the primaries, and the others should have dropped out.

“So now you have three Republicans running against one Democrat.

“And I don’t like that.

“I don’t like those odds very much.

“But there, she’s great, and maybe she’ll get in, but I thought I had an obligation to endorse her.”

Trump Defends Iran Campaign Against Peltola Criticism

The president also pushed back against former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK), the Democrat Senate candidate, after she criticized Sullivan’s support for the war in Iran.

Trump argued that higher gasoline prices are a “small price to pay” to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“Can you imagine if they attacked our cities, and they attacked places where we are, including right here in Alaska?” Trump said.

“You would see turmoil far greater.

“We have a lot of oil flowing right now in the almost strait, we control it.

“The war is going to be over very, very soon.

“We’re going to have a big victory very shortly.

“Very, very shortly, and oil is going to come way, way down.

“Gasoline is going to come down to where it was before.”

He predicted that prices would fall as the conflict concludes, while emphasizing that preventing a nuclear-armed Iran remains the central objective.

“I had it down to $1.85 a gallon in some places like Iowa and a lot of places, actually,” Trump added.

“And I think we’re going to maybe even top those numbers.

“So you’re going to see it.

“But most importantly, Iran, the number-one state sponsor of terror, will never have a nuclear weapon.

“If they had one, you might not be standing here right now.”

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