The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Nov. 2 that it had charged 63 people across the United States with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related crimes ahead of the midterms.
Four of the individuals were identified as illegal immigrants, according to a DOJ statement.
The department said the defendants were accused of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote and filing fraudulent voter registration applications in other states.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said this was “the largest surge of voter-fraud arrests” since President Donald Trump’s return to office last year.
At least 195 aliens across 25 states have been charged with illegal voting and registration offenses over the past nine weeks, according to the department. …