A permanent resident from Cuba has been arrested by authorities for allegedly voting illegally in U.S. elections for roughly two decades.
The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Andres Garcia on Oct. 6 after charging him with two counts of voting by an immigrant in the November 2022 and November 2024 elections, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an Oct. 14 statement.
In 2004, before receiving his permanent residency status, Garcia allegedly registered to vote in Cass County, Missouri, and has since then cast votes in at least 15 elections, including at least 13 federal elections, over a span of 20 years.
Garcia, 64, is alleged to have registered to vote despite knowing he was not a U.S. citizen. He allegedly entered the United States illegally in 1969 and applied for lawful permanent residency status in 2009, which was approved under the Obama administration the same year….