Federal prosecutors charged seven non-citizens in an election integrity operation in Texas.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (a primary DOJ release) and AP both report that seven non-citizens were charged in Texas for illegal voting or falsely claiming citizenship, framed as a federal election integrity operation. The claim matches the passage's wording and no source contradicts it.
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What we found
Supports. The DOJ U.S. Attorney's Office press release announces that seven non-citizens have been charged for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, titled as a sweeping federal election integrity operation.[2]
Supports. AP reports that seven people in Texas who are not U.S. citizens were charged, as part of a broader Trump administration focus on noncitizen voting.[1]
Supports. WFAA and the Texas Attorney General's press release independently describe the seven charges as a coordinated federal and state investigation in Texas, with six indicted Sept. 10 and one charged by complaint Sept. 11.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 not rated
- 1apnews.com · article · voting-noncitizens-texasCharges announced in Texas part of Trump focus on noncitizen ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Federal prosecutors crack down on illegal voting: Seven non ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces the Arrest of ...texasattorneygeneral.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Seven noncitizens charged in North Texas voter fraud crackdownwfaa.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- The Department of Justice charged seven non-citizens in the Northern District of Texas for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming United States citizenship.True
- The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 113 alleged non-citizens with voting offenses across the country.True
- The Department of Justice has charged more than a hundred non-citizens across about 20 states with voting and registration crimes in recent weeks.True
- The Department of Justice charged 48 foreign nationals with illegally voting in American elections and registering to cast ballots.True
- Federal prosecutors have charged 113 citizens in 20 states with illegal voting in the last two months.Mixed