Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations, in coordination with federal and state election integrity task forces, have arrested five lawful permanent residents in Florida on federal criminal charges related to unlawful voter registration and casting ballots in prior elections. The enforcement actions were executed following extensive audits of voter registration rolls conducted in partnership with Florida state election supervisors.
Federal indictments filed across multiple Florida judicial districts allege that each defendant knowingly certified United States citizenship on official voter registration affidavits and subsequently cast ballots in federal, state, or municipal elections. While the defendants held lawful permanent resident status, federal statutory law strictly restricts participation in federal elections exclusively to naturalized or native-born American citizens.
Justice Department officials and Homeland Security leadership highlighted that the collaborative arrests reflect ongoing multi-agency enforcement operations aimed at protecting electoral processes and upholding federal election statutes. The five defendants were processed through federal custody and await formal preliminary hearings and arraignments before federal magistrate judges in their respective jurisdictions.
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https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/26/ice-hsi-arrests-five-non-citizens-charged-illegally-voting-florida