DOJ warns state election officials of possible criminal penalties over noncitizen voting

Non-Citizen Voting Arrests Continue To Mount, State Officials Put On Notice Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, The Trump Justice Department has secured roughly two dozen non-citizens voting arrests, prosecutions or convictions in the last few months, with another nearly 90 more cases under investigation. Just the News reports that the wave of prosecutions represents a growing number of individuals charged in the last year with illegally voting in U.S. federal elections as foreigners. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials say all 50 states were sent notices this month that election officials can and will be prosecuted too if they allow non-citizens to vote. 🚨 TRUMP DOJ DROPPING BOMBS ON ELECTION CHEATERS Congressman Jim Jordon just unloaded: While the Save America Act stalls thanks to Senate RINOs hiding behind the filibuster, the Trump Justice Department is WARNING election officials in ALL 50 states, criminal prosecution if you… pic.twitter.com/H6fMxI8KJm — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 11, 2026 Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon told the Just the News, “This is not some idle threat.” The letters state that state election officers face potential criminal penalties for “aiding and abetting” non-citizen voting. This includes knowingly retaining non-citizens on voting registration lists or assisting them with obtaining and casting ballots. State officials were given a strict 5-day deadline by the DOJ to submit explanations of how they are complying with federal voter eligibility laws. Dhillon drew a clear line on non-citizen voting, saying: It isn’t just bad policy to let non-citizens vote in federal elections, it’s a crime. And this Department of Justice will intend to prosecute that crime if these election officials, having been informed that they are non-citizens on the voter rolls, knowingly allow those people to vote, enable their enrollment on the voter rolls, are passive in the face of this knowledge, etc. Dhillon believes the numbers of foreigners illicitly voting in elections is probably higher but has been frustrated that U.S. Attorney offices across the country haven’t made illegal voting a larger priority until just recently. Federal law requires voters to be American citizens to vote on the federal level, but some states and cities allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. The DOJ push comes as President Donald Trump tries to persuade a hesitant U.S. Senate to pass the Save America Act that would impose citizenship and voter ID on all federal election voters. Tyler Durden Mon, 07/13/2026 - 12:00

The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to detail how they will comply with laws on noncitizens voting. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat, who obtained the letter.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday threatened states that allow noncitizens to remain on state voter rolls or vote in elections. The post Justice Department Vows Criminal Action Against States that Allow Noncitizens to Vote appeared first on Breitbart.

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has sent letters to several states threatening to criminally prosecute election officials who fail to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls. Secretaries of state were warned that the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was authorized to prosecute criminal violations if election officials failed to properly maintain their Statewide Voter Registration Lists (SVRL), according to letters obtained by ProPublica.“Any election officer, including the chief election officer of the state, who knowingly retains noncitizens on the state’s SVRL or facilitates noncitizens in receiving and casting ballots could be subject to criminal liability,” the letters stated. The letters also warned that any “intentional act that is aimed at diluting the votes of citizens” could be considered conspiracy. David Becker, a former prosecutor, told ProPublica that the administration’s threat was unprecedented. “It’s a rather transparent attempt at bullying and it’s kind of reflective of the panic that is being felt at the DOJ right now,” he said. These letters follow the Trump administration’s months-long campaign to sue states for their voter registration data, in order to target undocumented immigrants. Federal judges across the country have roundly rejected the administration’s efforts. Last month, a federal judge blocked the Department of Homeland Security from continuing to “haphazardly” create a database of millions of Americans they knew was “inaccurate” in order to purge noncitizens off voter rolls. Another federal judge blocked Trump’s executive order attempting to change election rules. The issue of non-citizen voting remains small to nonexistent. In 2016, noncitizen votes accounted for just 0.0001 percent of the votes cast, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. If Republicans are really looking for election fraud, they might want to check on their own party members—or maybe their party’s leader.

President Donald Trump and his administration have falsely claimed that noncitizen voting is a widespread problem plaguing U.S. elections.

The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent letters to election officials in all 50 states threatening criminal action if they knowingly allow non-U.S. citizens to vote.