The Justice Department previously charged about 90 people for election misconduct this year, including 50 alleged to have voted as non-citizens.
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The Rubin ReportOct 20, 2026
Multiple sources report that the Justice Department earlier said it had charged about 90 people for election misconduct in 2026, including 50 alleged to have voted as noncitizens, matching the claim. The claim is a faithful extraction of the post, and the figures are DOJ's own statements rather than independently verified counts.
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… The Justice Department said Monday it has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last several weeks. It earlier said it had charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are alleged to have voted as non-citizens. The operation Monday involved the four US. Attorney's offices across California in what the Justice Department intended as a statewide show of force. …
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Supports. AP (tier 1) reports that the DOJ earlier said it had charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 alleged to have voted as noncitizens.[1]
Supports. PBS NewsHour (tier 2) repeats the same figures: about 90 people charged so far this year, including 50 alleged to have voted as noncitizens.[3]
Context. A CBS Minnesota report describes the 90 charges as covering the period since Trump took office in 2025, with 50 in the last five weeks, a slightly different timeframe than 'this year' but not a contradiction of the core figures.[4]
Context. Several other outlets (Fortune, Star Tribune, KCRA, Fortune) repeat the same DOJ figures, but they largely echo the same statement rather than providing independent records.[5][6][7]
Context. Later reporting (Reuters, Oct 30) says DOJ had charged 156 immigrants in a pre-midterm push, and ABC says about 200 overall. These are later updates and do not contradict the earlier statement, which the claim describes as 'previously' said.[2][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen votersapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump DOJ issues subpoenas in California noncitizen voting probe, escalating pressure campaignreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Justice Department threatens California with legal action ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4DOJ charges 10 non-citizens with illegally voting in ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5US DOJ arrests more than 2 dozen alleged noncitizen voters in ...kcra.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Feds arrest more than two dozen green card holders in California for ...fortune.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen votersstartribune.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8States push back on Trump's noncitizen voting claimsabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 113 alleged non-citizens with voting offenses across the country.True
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- The Department of Justice charged 48 foreign nationals with illegally voting in American elections and registering to cast ballots.True
- The Justice Department has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last several weeks.True