Justice Department charges 28 California green card holders with election offenses
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The U.S. Justice Department charged 28 lawful permanent residents in California with election-related offenses on Monday. Eleven defendants were taken into custody in early-morning raids under an initiative called “Operation Protect the Vote,” and arrests were continuing, the department said.
The charges include making false statements in naturalization applications and, for some defendants, fraudulent voter registration. Both are felonies punishable by up to five years in federal prison. A Justice Department spokesperson said 21 of the 28 defendants had cast unlawful ballots.
Among those charged were Indian nationals Amandeep Kaur, 30, of Rancho Palos Verdes, and Kamlesh Shah, 67, of Sacramento. The department alleged that both registered unlawfully and voted in the November 2024 election. It was not immediately clear whether they were among those arrested.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said all 28 defendants appeared on a federal list of more than 20,000 people believed likely to be noncitizens who were registered to vote in California. The list is also at the center of a dispute between the federal government and state officials ahead of the November midterm elections.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has criticized the federal claims as vague and unsupported, saying treating listed voters as ineligible unless they prove citizenship could violate federal restrictions on systematic voter-roll removals shortly before an election. Election experts say noncitizen voting is extremely rare.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove the unsupported claim that all 28 defendants allegedly registered to vote illegally. - "alleging they registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens": This says all 28 defendants allegedly registered unlawfully, but the source specifies that only some defendants are charged with fraudulent voter registration.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Justice Department charges 28 California green card holders with election offenses
The U.S. Justice Department charged 28 lawful permanent residents in California with election-related offenses on Monday, alleging they registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens.Monday. Eleven defendants were taken into custody in early-morning raids under an initiative called “Operation Protect the Vote,” and arrests were continuing, the department said.
The charges include making false statements in naturalization applications and, for some defendants, fraudulent voter registration. Both are felonies punishable by up to five years in federal prison. A Justice Department spokesperson said 21 of the 28 defendants had cast unlawful ballots.
Among those charged were Indian nationals Amandeep Kaur, 30, of Rancho Palos Verdes, and Kamlesh Shah, 67, of Sacramento. The department alleged that both registered unlawfully and voted in the November 2024 election. It was not immediately clear whether they were among those arrested.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said all 28 defendants appeared on a federal list of more than 20,000 people believed likely to be noncitizens who were registered to vote in California. The list is also at the center of a dispute between the federal government and state officials ahead of the November midterm elections.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has criticized the federal claims as vague and unsupported, saying treating listed voters as ineligible unless they prove citizenship could violate federal restrictions on systematic voter-roll removals shortly before an election. Election experts say noncitizen voting is extremely rare.
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