Federal prosecutors have charged a Honduran national with voter fraud in California, where he allegedly registered under a false name and voted in multiple elections. This case underscores ongoing discussions about voter identification laws. The accused received a voter registration card using a gym membership.
Another case involves a Bahamian national, Anthony Tyrone Higgs, who entered the U.S. during President Gerald Ford’s term and lived with a green card. Authorities found Higgs had voted illegally in the 2020 election. His criminal record includes violent offenses, sparking deportation proceedings.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), part of DHS, confirmed Higgs voted unlawfully in the 2020 election. ICE arrested Higgs in Decatur, Georgia, and he remains in custody awaiting potential deportation.
Senator Markwayne Mullin highlighted that Higgs’ criminal history includes armed robbery, domestic violence, and assaulting a police officer. The illegal voting charge prompted actions to revoke his immigration status, supported by a crackdown from the Trump administration on election-related crimes.
In related cases, a Colombian national, Carlos Jaramillo-Grajales, received a three-year prison sentence following an ICE probe for using identity theft to vote illegally for over 20 years. Another recent case involved a Slovakian national voting illegally in New Jersey during the 2022 midterms. An Australian national faces charges for casting illegal ballots in Louisiana in the 2022 and 2024 elections.
A Mauritanian national, Mahady Sacko, was found guilty of voter fraud in Philadelphia, having voted illegally numerous times since 2008. Already under a removal order, Sacko had exhausted all appeals.
The Department of Homeland Security aims to protect the integrity of U.S. elections. Offenders, whether exploiting or breaking these laws, face full prosecution, as emphasized by Gregory Kehoe, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.