The Department of Justice has charged more than a hundred non-citizens across about 20 states with voting and registration crimes in recent weeks.

Posted by Apple News Today, Oct 21, 2026Checked Oct 30, 2026

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Apple News TodayOct 21, 2026

As of 2026-10-21, DOJ statements reported in the sources said it had charged 112–113 noncitizens across about 20 states over the last seven weeks, which supports the claim's 'more than a hundred' and 'about 20 states' figures. The Washington Post also reports more than 20 states with recent indictments, and the 'recent weeks' timeframe matches the sources.

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What was said

… California seems to be the sort of center of the hurricane when it comes to the president's efforts this election cycle, and that's not unexpected. The president for ten years has been saying that he felt that noncitizen voting was rampant in California. In recent weeks, the DOJ has charged more than a hundred non-citizens across about 20 states with voting and registration crimes. Park said that experts NPR spoke to said the announcements are meant to make the issue look bigger than what the evidence indicates. …

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What we found

Supports. A DOJ spokesperson stated that in the last seven weeks the Department charged 112 aliens across 20 states with illegal voting and registration offenses.[3]

Supports. The Justice Department said it had charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last seven weeks.[4]

Supports. The Washington Post reports that the DOJ and DHS announced indictments in more than 20 states in recent weeks, with roughly 70 percent of its 180 total cases charged in the last two months.[2]

Context. Extraction fidelity: the passage says 'more than a hundred ... across about 20 states,' and the claim matches it without widening scope. Sources also note the figures are allegations, and that many charged cases were of lawful permanent residents rather than illegal immigrants.[1][5]