by Ben Whedon
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday announced charges against 10 foreign nationals in Minnesota related to alleged illegal voting and registration.
“We are announcing that a federal grand jury returned indictments against 10 foreign nationals alleged to have committed unlawful voting and registration offenses in the state of Minnesota,” he said. The indictments include nine counts of illegal voting by an alien and nine counts of making false claims of citizenship to register to vote.
“Today’s charges allege that ten foreign nationals committed voter fraud in Minnesota, one voting illegally as recently as this August’s primary,” Todd Blanche added. “The law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law is fundamental to our democracy. That should not be a partisan concept.”
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, “Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: we will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences, including criminal charges and deportation. Under President Trump’s leadership, this administration will never allow the votes of American citizens to be cancelled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. Only American citizens should be electing American leaders.”
The alleged illegal voting included the 2022, 2024, and the 2026 primaries. The foreign nationals charged hail from Brazil, Ghana, and Liberia.
Minnesota, in particular, has faced considerable scrutiny over alleged fraud by foreign nationals in the wake of an immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis earlier this year.
The Trump administration, for its part, has increasingly explored the flow of public funds to individuals and organizations in the state, with the Somali expat community drawing particular attention.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
