DOJ says it charged 64 foreign nationals in 17 states with illegal voting in about five weeks
The Justice Department gave Fox News Digital figures showing 64 foreign nationals charged in 17 states with unlawful voting or registration fraud in roughly five weeks, ahead of the November midterms. Authorities have not established that any case changed an election outcome.
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Right · 2The Justice Department has charged 64 foreign nationals across 17 states with unlawful voting, fraudulent voter registration and election-related offenses in roughly the last five weeks, according to figures it provided to Fox News Digital. Fox NewsR “The Justice Department has charged 64 foreign nationals across 17 states with unlawful voting, fraudulent voter registration and election-related offenses in roughly the last five weeks” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “it has charged 64 foreign nationals across 17 states with the crime of unlawful voting” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2By the department's tally, Minnesota has the most defendants (11), followed by Pennsylvania (10), Texas (9), Louisiana (5), and New Jersey, California and Florida (4 each). Fox NewsR “Minnesota leads the nation with 11 defendants, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 and Texas with nine.” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “Minnesota, with 11 charged, followed by Pennsylvania with 10, Texas with 9, Louisiana with 5” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1The DOJ says it has charged 104 people with voting fraud-related offenses since President Trump returned to office in 2025. Fox NewsR “DOJ says it has charged 104 people with voting fraud-related offenses since Trump returned to office in 2025” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 2A DOJ spokesperson said every illegal vote cancels out a lawful citizen's vote, citing the 2020 Iowa 2nd District race, decided by six votes, and said the department will enforce the law "whether a case involves one illegal ballot or hundreds." Fox NewsR “"Every illegal vote cancels out the vote of a lawful American citizen. In 2020, Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race was decided by six votes,"” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “the department will enforce the law whether a case involves one illegal ballot or hundreds.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1The cases range from fraudulent registration applications to ballots cast in multiple elections; examples include Filipino national Evelyn Miller of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, who pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election, and Ghanaian green card holder Joshua Kofi Edzie, charged in Minnesota with voting in the August 2026 primary and falsely claiming citizenship. Fox NewsR “Miller pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election and faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.”“Ghanaian green card holder Joshua Kofi Edzie was charged with illegally voting in the state's August 2026 primary” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Fox News also described a Louisiana case in which an ex-mayoral candidate, Bridget Johnson, allegedly registered Jamaican national Michael Wedderburn after falsely swearing he was a citizen; both have been indicted. Fox NewsR “Bridget Johnson, who ran in 2024 to lead Cotton Valley, Louisiana, allegedly submitted a registration in the name of Jamaican national Michael Wedderburn and falsely swore he was a citizen.” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1Voting as a noncitizen in a federal election carries up to one year in prison, a fine, or both, while falsely claiming citizenship to register or vote carries up to five years, according to Breitbart. BreitbartR “Voting as a non-citizen in a federal election is a federal crime with the penalty up to one year in prison, a fine, or both.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Fox News noted that in New Jersey about 6,600 people who said they were not citizens were erroneously registered through the Motor Vehicle Commission, fewer than 400 of whom later voted, per Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration; the state has not established that any changed an outcome. Fox NewsR “approximately 6,600 people who indicated they were not citizens but were erroneously registered through the state's Motor Vehicle Commission. Fewer than 400 subsequently voted”“The state has not established that any of the affected voters changed an election outcome.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Authorities have not established that any case in the DOJ tally changed the outcome of an election. Fox NewsR “Authorities have not established that any of the cases identified in DOJ's nationwide tally changed the outcome of an election.” Read at Fox News ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets present the tally as an escalating enforcement push and a warning ahead of the midterms; Breitbart's piece is a rewrite of Fox's report.
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- State-by-state counts, the DOJ spokesperson's quotes, narrow-margin elections, and a warning to noncitizens.
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- Neither includes comment from critics, defence lawyers or election officials questioning the scale of the problem; Breitbart omits Fox's caveat that no case is shown to have changed an outcome.
- Charged language
- “crackdown”“MAP IT”
What every side reports
- DOJ charged 64 foreign nationals in 17 states, per figures given to Fox News Digital.
- Minnesota (11), Pennsylvania (10) and Texas (9) lead the tally.
- DOJ says it has charged 104 people with voting fraud-related offenses since 2025.
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Presents the charges as enforcement of federal law to protect lawful citizens' votes, and says it will prosecute whether a case involves one ballot or hundreds.
“Voting by noncitizens and other ineligible voters is a federal crime, and the department will enforce the law whether a case involves one illegal ballot or hundreds.” — Fox News
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MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny
Neutral Data-led report on the DOJ tally with a map, DOJ quotes and a caveat that no outcome change is established, tied to razor-thin-margin concerns.
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DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Voting by Foreigners Serves as Warning for Upcoming Midterms
Mixed Opinion-tinged recap of Fox's report, framing the charges as a warning to noncitizens before the midterms.
- 11 Oct 11:00 First Fox NewsR MAP IT: DOJ illegal voting crackdown sweeps 17 states as razor-thin elections face scrutiny
- 11 Oct 16:47 +5h 47m BreitbartR DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Voting by Foreigners Serves as Warning for Upcoming Midterms
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