Trump team threatens to arrest election officials if migrants vote in their states
- A top Trump official has warned state election leaders that they could face criminal charges if they knowingly permit noncitizens to vote or remain on voter rolls — marking the administration’s latest attempt to police election integrity.
- On Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon dispatched letters to officials in all 50 states, invoking statutes that have long existed but are being pointed to with renewed urgency.
- “Any election officer, including the chief election officer of the state, who knowingly retains noncitizens on the state's [state voter registration lis
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- A top Trump official has warned state election leaders that they could face criminal charges if they knowingly permit noncitizens to vote or remain on voter rolls — marking the administration’s latest attempt to police election integrity.
- On Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon dispatched letters to officials in all 50 states, invoking statutes that have long existed but are being pointed to with renewed urgency.
- “Any election officer, including the chief election officer of the state, who knowingly retains noncitizens on the state's [state voter registration lis
Sources: The Independent