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Homeland Security Investigations confirmed he illegally voted in the 2020 US election and has a violent criminal record.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T00:25:16.940Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-12T14:03:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T00:25:16.940Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":95,"hype":48,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) due to named officials, DHS statement, dates, and two independent full reports.","critic":"Critic score 95; articles give context, quotes from officials, specific dates, and outline next steps.","hype":"Hype 48; headlines and language use loaded terms like ‘criminal alien’ creating notable sensationalism."}},"tags":["#IllegalVoting","#VoterFraud","#Immigration","#USPolitics","#CriminalJustice"],"entities":["Anthony Tyrone Higgs","Homeland Security Investigations","Markwayne Mullin","Decatur, Georgia","ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian national and lawful permanent resident since October 1976, was arrested in Decatur, Georgia, on September 3, 2026.","Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that Higgs illegally voted in the 2020 U.S. election.","DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that Higgs has a violent criminal record and illegally voted in 2020.","Higgs is currently in the custody of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, facing deportation."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian national and lawful permanent resident of the United States since October 1976, was arrested in Decatur, Georgia, on September 3, 2026. Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that Higgs illegally voted in the 2020 U.S. election. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that Higgs has a violent criminal record and illegally voted in 2020."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Ledger reported that federal prosecutors charged a Honduran national with voter fraud in California, alleging he registered to vote under an alias and cast ballots in multiple elections. This report also stated the suspect received a voter registration card using a gym membership. The other reports focus solely on Anthony Tyrone Higgs."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific detail from The New York Ledger that federal prosecutors also charged a Honduran national with voter fraud in California, alleging he registered to vote under an alias and cast ballots in multiple elections, and that this suspect received a voter registration card using a gym membership."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The New York Ledger","url":"https://thenyledger.com/politics/white-house-unloads-on-violent-criminal-alien-nabbed-after-investigators-uncover-election-offense","headline":"White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T14:03:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"U-S-NEWS.COM","url":"https://u-s-news.com/politics-bahamian-national-arrested-in-decatur-faces-deportation-over-violent-record-and-2020-illegal-vote-the-beltway-report","headline":"POLITICS: Bahamian National Arrested in Decatur Faces Deportation Over Violent Record and 2020 Illegal Vote – The Beltway Report","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T13:49:53.000Z"},{"sourceName":"khbrknews","url":"https://khbrknews.com/white-house-unloads-on-violent-criminal-alien-nabbed-after-investigators-uncover-election-offense","headline":"White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T13:05:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Beltway Report","url":"https://thebeltwayreport.com/2026/09/bahamian-national-arrested-in-decatur-faces-deportation-over-violent-record-and-2020-illegal-vote","headline":"Bahamian National Arrested in Decatur Faces Deportation Over Violent Record and 2020 Illegal Vote","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T12:15:34.000Z"},{"sourceName":"democraticaccent.com","url":"https://democraticaccent.com/white-house-unloads-on-violent-criminal-alien-nabbed-after-investigators-uncover-election-offense","headline":"White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense – Democratic Accent","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T12:00:13.000Z"},{"sourceName":"wfmd.com","url":"https://wfmd.com/2026/09/12/white-house-unloads-on-violent-criminal-alien-nabbed-after-investigators-uncover-election-offense","headline":"White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T12:00:13.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Fox News","url":"https://foxnews.com/politics/white-house-unloads-violent-criminal-alien-nabbed-after-investigators-uncover-election-offense","headline":"White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Free Press (Tampa)","url":"https://tampafp.com/feds-arrest-bahamian-man-in-georgia-over-violent-record-and-illegal-voting","headline":"Feds Arrest Bahamian Man In Georgia Over Violent Record And Illegal Voting","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T10:47:45.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The American Tribune","url":"https://theamericantribune.com/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-who-voted-in-critical-swing-state-in-2020-election","headline":"ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Voted In Critical Swing State In 2020 Election - The American Tribune.com","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T06:15:39.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Daily Caller","url":"https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/11/bahamian-illegal-voting-2020-election-voter-fraud-georgia","headline":"EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Another Noncitizen With Lengthy Criminal Record Who Voted In US Elections","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T12:41:39.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":10,"right":90},"count":{"left":0,"centre":1,"right":9},"totalSources":10,"untracked":0,"rated":10,"observedAt":"2026-09-13T03:30:23.994856+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-09-13T04:00:26.063Z","closedAt":null,"checks":15,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":["The New York Ledger led with the arrest of Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian national with a violent criminal record who illegally voted in the 2020 election. 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