Four residents from Philadelphia have been charged with voting illegally in the 2024 elections while being noncitizens, according to the Department of Justice.
“The defendants, despite knowing that they were not United States citizens, knowingly voted in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, and Presidential elector,” the DOJ said in an Oct. 5 statement. Only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in Pennsylvania under both federal and state laws.
Jamil Ahmad, 50, one of the accused, is a Pakistani citizen and a lawful U.S. permanent resident at the time of his vote, the DOJ said. The second person, Nighat Jamil, 47, is also a Pakistani citizen, while the third individual, Paulo Silva, 54, is a citizen of Portugal, both lawful permanent residents of the United States. The fourth defendant, Hacina Saadi, 48, is a French citizen and an illegal immigrant….