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News · United States180 non-citizens charged with voting in the US: what the Washington Post found
Most have green cards, come from more than 50 countries and vote both Democratic and Republican. The newspaper found no organized network, as Trump claims. The Justice Department says they lied when they swore they were citizens.
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News published on October 29, 2026. The situation may have changed since then.
Donald Trump keeps saying that many non-citizens vote illegally in US elections. The Washington Post reviewed, one by one, the cases his government has taken to court.
What it found
Since Trump's second term began, more than 180 people have been charged with voting or registering to vote without being citizens. About 70% of those charges were filed in the last two months.
At least two out of three have a green card, meaning they are legal residents. And they come from more than 50 countries.
Only US citizens can vote in federal elections. A green card holder cannot, even if they live in the country legally.
Neither Democrats nor Republicans
Of the 61 defendants whose party the paper could verify, there are about as many Democrats as Republicans. Some even voted for Trump.
And no indictment mentions an organized plan to bring non-citizens to the polls, as the president claims.
Many say it was a mistake
Several defendants say it was an honest mistake: they thought they were allowed to vote. So far, about two dozen have been convicted.
The government's response
The Justice Department disagrees that these are confused people: it says many falsely swore they were citizens in order to register.
The Department of Homeland Security says it has reviewed more than 100 million records, but according to internal documents seen by the paper, that produced few results.
The midterm elections are on November 3. If you're interested, read [how many Americans have already voted early](voto-anticipado.html).
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Sources (in Spanish)
- La revisión de los 180 casos: The Washington Post y The Detroit News (28 de octubre de 2026).
- Acusados que votaron por Trump: Raw Story.
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