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.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (part of the Department of Justice) announced seven non-citizens charged with unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, and the DOJ press release and AP both confirm this. The post misspells the U.S.
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… They say federal prosecutors cracked down on seven non-citizens who have been charged in sweeping federal election integrity operation. You know, that the thing that never happens just happened again. Fort WORTH, Texas, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybold, announced that seven non-citizens have now been charged for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming United States citizenship. That just keeps happening. Six defendants were indicted on September 10. That was six days ago, while the seventh was charged by criminal complaint on September 11. …
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Supports. The DOJ primary press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas states that seven non-citizens have been charged for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming United States citizenship.[2]
Supports. AP reports that seven people in Texas who are not U.S. citizens were charged with illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming citizenship, as announced by the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney.[1]
Supports. Multiple outlets (Newsweek, Center Square, Votebeat/Texas Tribune) report the same seven-defendant charging announcement, with six indicted Sept. 10 and one charged by complaint Sept. 11, consistent with the DOJ release.[3][4][5]
Context. Sources note the charges were the result of a joint state and federal investigation, and that the cases mostly concern the 2024 and 2018 elections, which does not contradict the claim's scope.[3][6]
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6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 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
- 3Texas and feds announce noncitizen voting charges against ...houstonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Green Card Holders Arrested in Illegal Voting Crackdownnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5More noncitizens charged with illegally voting in Texasfox21online.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Seven noncitizens charged in North Texas voter fraud crackdownyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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