From Salon · Troy Farah · · 1m 10s
Alleged voter fraud in California leads to 28 arrests
Trump administration files 28 criminal charges against noncitizen voters in California ahead of midterms.
In brief
Trump administration files 28 criminal charges against noncitizen voters in California ahead of midterms. The Trump administration charged 28 green card holders in California with illegal voting ahead of midterms, claiming noncitizen voting is rare and doesn't affect election results. Originally reported by Salon.
Trump administration
The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to flush out noncitizen voters with next month’s midterm elections.
28 arrests
The Department of Justice filed criminal charges against more than two dozen green card holders in California.
Noncitizen voting
Noncitizen voting is incredibly uncommon and has not been shown to influence election results.
Federal law
Federal law prohibits non-U.S. citizens from voting in federal elections with penalties up to five years in prison.
Operation Protect the Vote
The DOJ calls the arrests part of Operation Protect the Vote to prevent election fraud.
LA county clerk
Dean Logan refused to review the DOJ’s list due to security concerns.
Prop 39
Prop 39 would require voter ID for in-person voting or last four digits of ID for mail-in voting.
In short
The Trump administration charged 28 green card holders in California with illegal voting ahead of midterms, claiming noncitizen voting is rare and doesn't affect election results.
