According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the arrests are part of "Operation Protect the Vote," described as an effort to "root out fraud in U.S. elections and protect electoral integrity." A total of 28 individuals have been charged as part of the operation.
"Although [lawful permanent residents] have legal immigration status in the United States, they are not U.S. citizens and are not permitted to vote in U.S. elections," the DOJ said in a news release.
"Today's arrests prove what we have been saying," said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. "California is mailing ballots to noncitizens, and they are refusing to comply with federal law, which makes it a crime for noncitizens to vote."
The press office for California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against the DOJ's assertion that the state was aiding in "widespread voter fraud" by pointing out that officials said fewer than 120 people have been charged with such crimes nationwide.
The Trump administration has made election security a priority since the president retook office in January of 2025, repeating false claims that he won the 2020 election.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has questioned the accuracy of the DOJ's list of the 20,000 alleged noncitizens who are registered to vote in the state.
"The USDOJ's relentless efforts to unlawfully gain access to states' protected voter data and purge voter rolls serve only to cause chaos and fuel public distrust in our elections," Weber said. "California has robust state law requirements that only U.S. citizens can register to vote and that any non-eligible registrants are removed from the State's voter rolls."
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