Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record
Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a lawful permanent resident since 1976, was arrested in Georgia for voting in the 2020 US election.
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Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record
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What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
48/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 10 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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.
Disagreement on Details
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.
What the coverage left out
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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 12 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 03:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- 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. The report detailed Higgs's immigration status, noting he arrived in the U.S. in October 1976 as a Lawful Permanent Resident. It quoted White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis stating, "Any non-citizens who vote illegally in our elections will be arrested and removed. American elections are only for Americans." DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was quoted describing Higgs as a "criminal alien from the Bahamas" with a rap sheet for multiple violent crimes, including armed robbery, domestic violence, and assault on a police officer, adding that he "illegally voted in the 2020 election." The report also cited other recent cases of non-citizens accused of election-related crimes.
Right
9 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the arrest of Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian national with a violent criminal record who illegally voted in the 2020 election. These reports highlighted his status as a lawful permanent resident since October 1976 and his subsequent arrest in Decatur, Georgia, by Homeland Security Investigations. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was quoted in several reports stating that Higgs "has a rap sheet for multiple violent crimes, including armed robbery, domestic violence, and assault on a police officer," and that he "illegally voted in the 2020 election." The reports also noted that Higgs is facing deportation. Many of these reports included details of other recent cases of non-citizens arrested for illegal voting, such as Carlos Jaramillo-Grajales, Marian Charitun, Denise Nataly Migliore, and Mahady Sacko.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record?
- Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 90% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record biased?
- Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Bahamian National Arrested for Illegal Voting and Violent Record?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who is Anthony Tyrone Higgs?
- Anthony Tyrone Higgs is a Bahamian national and a lawful permanent resident of the United States since October 1976. He was arrested in Decatur, Georgia, on September 3, 2026, after Homeland Security Investigations confirmed he illegally voted in the 2020 U.S. election and has a violent criminal record.
- What crime is Anthony Tyrone Higgs accused of?
- Anthony Tyrone Higgs is accused of illegally voting in the 2020 U.S. election. He also has a documented history of violent criminal activity, according to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- What is the consequence for Higgs's alleged illegal voting?
- Following his arrest, Anthony Tyrone Higgs is in the custody of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations. The government is moving to revoke his legal residency and deport him from the United States.
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
9- POLITICS: Bahamian National Arrested in Decatur Faces Deportation Over Violent Record and 2020 Illegal Vote – The Beltway Report (opens U-S-NEWS.COM in a new tab)
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- White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- Bahamian National Arrested in Decatur Faces Deportation Over Violent Record and 2020 Illegal Vote (opens The Beltway Report in a new tab)
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- White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Feds Arrest Bahamian Man In Georgia Over Violent Record And Illegal Voting (opens The Free Press (Tampa) in a new tab)
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- ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Voted In Critical Swing State In 2020 Election - The American Tribune.com (opens The American Tribune in a new tab)
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