DOJ Charges Non-Citizens With Election Fraud in Multi-State Surge

The United States Department of Justice has charged five individuals, including two illegal immigrants and two non-citizens with legal status, with election fraud related to the 2022 and 2024 elections. The indictments include charges of unlawfully casting ballots, falsifying citizenship status, and fraudulent registration. Among those charged are Katya Rodriguez, a Mexican national in Pennsylvania facing up to 11 years in prison for voting in 2024, and Jesus Javier Jurado Garcia, a Mexican national in Wisconsin charged with illegally voting in the November 2022 election in Beloit.

These prosecutions are part of a coordinated voter fraud surge led by Homeland Security Investigations across nine states. The initiative follows a Homeland Security audit that identified over 250,000 registered non-citizens in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada. In New Jersey, officials noted a software error that mistakenly registered nearly 6,600 non-citizens.

Attorney General Todd Blanche characterized election fraud as a serious crime, stating that voting is a right reserved exclusively for eligible American citizens. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis added that any non-citizens found registering to vote will be held accountable, while Homeland Security Investigations Acting Executive Associate Director John A. Condon emphasized the agency's commitment to safeguarding election systems from criminal exploitation.