DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting
Crackdown spans 17 states as federal officials intensify election integrity enforcement
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DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting
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What this story says
- The Justice Department has charged 64 foreign nationals with unlawful voting across 17 states in about five weeks.
- Minnesota leads the charges with 11 defendants, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 and Texas with nine.
- The Department of Homeland Security has warned noncitizens that illegal voting will be prosecuted.
- The enforcement actions are occurring as federal officials intensify election integrity efforts ahead of upcoming elections.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
15/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 9 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.
The Justice Department has charged 64 foreign nationals with unlawful voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related offences across 17 states in approximately five weeks. This enforcement action follows warnings from the Department of Homeland Security to noncitizens that illegal voting will be prosecuted. Minnesota has the highest number of defendants, with 11 individuals charged, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 and Texas with nine.
The charges involve allegations ranging from casting ballots in federal elections to submitting fraudulent voter registration applications. The Justice Department stated that every illegal vote cancels out the vote of a lawful American citizen. Federal prosecutors are bringing more election fraud cases weekly than the margin of victory in some past elections, according to a DOJ spokesperson.
Disagreement on the number of defendants
The Justice Department provided figures to Fox News Digital stating 64 foreign nationals have been charged across 17 states. However, 100 Percent Fed Up! reported that the Justice Department said 16 aliens had been charged with offenses involving illegal voting in an October 5 announcement, with two defendants in Florida, three in Louisiana, one in Wisconsin, and ten in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security also warned noncitizens, citing 16 aliens charged in cases spanning four federal districts.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports printed below mention the figure of 104 people charged with voting fraud-related offenses since 2025, a detail present in The New York Ledger's report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 11 Oct 2026, 18:00, 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's report led with the total number of foreign nationals charged, stating 64 individuals across 17 states. It highlighted Minnesota as having the highest number of defendants with 11, followed by Pennsylvania (10) and Texas (9). The report noted that the crackdown comes as federal officials intensify scrutiny of voter-registration safeguards ahead of November's midterms, with recent elections underscoring how even a few illegal ballots can exceed the margin separating candidates. It also mentioned that the DOJ has charged 104 people with voting fraud-related offenses since 2025.
Right
8 rated outlets
- Reports from right-rated outlets focused on the Department of Homeland Security's warning to noncitizens. 100 Percent Fed Up! quoted DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the DHS official account stating, "American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE. To any illegal alien who attempts to vote in our elections: we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will charge you." These reports also highlighted the Justice Department's charges, often citing the figure of 64 foreign nationals across 17 states. Several reports included details about specific cases and allegations, such as a Wisconsin defendant allegedly registering on Election Day in 2024 and voting, or lawful permanent residents in Minnesota accused of voting or claiming citizenship to register. Some reports also included commentary on the political implications, such as Democratic statements on proving citizenship to vote.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 11% are rated centre, 89% 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 DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 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 DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting biased?
- DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting is one event reported by 9 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 DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting?
- 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 DOJ charges 64 foreign nationals with illegal voting?
- 9 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.
- How many foreign nationals have been charged with illegal voting?
- The Justice Department has charged 64 foreign nationals across 17 states with unlawful voting and related offenses in approximately five weeks. This figure is based on information provided to Fox News Digital.
- Which state has the most defendants charged with illegal voting?
- Minnesota leads the nation with 11 defendants charged in the crackdown on illegal voting. Pennsylvania follows with 10 defendants, and Texas has nine.
- What warning has the Department of Homeland Security issued?
- The Department of Homeland Security has warned noncitizens that illegal voting will be prosecuted. The agency stated that federal investigators are watching and that criminal charges are on the table for those who attempt to vote illegally.
Read it at the source
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
8- DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Voting by Foreigners Serves as Warning for Upcoming Midterms (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
Breitbart — is Breitbart biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- DHS Delivers Blunt Election Warning As DOJ Charges 16 Aliens With Voting Crimes – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald (opens 100% FED UP! in a new tab)
100% FED UP! — is 100% FED UP! biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MAPPED: DOJ Election Crackdown Hits 17 States as 64 Foreign Nationals Charged With Illegal Voting (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
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- MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
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- MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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