Federal agents arrested over two dozen green card holders in California for allegedly registering and voting illegally, part of a Trump administration crackdown on noncitizen voting ahead of the midterms.
01Summary
- 01More than two dozen lawful permanent residents were arrested in California on 20 October 2025 as part of Operation Protect the Vote.
- 02The Justice Department had already charged about 90 people for election misconduct in 2025, including 50 for alleged noncitizen voting.
- 03The administration last week sued California to prevent counting mail ballots from 20,000 people flagged as likely noncitizens.
- 04California Secretary of State Shirley Weber says the federal government provided no evidence to support its claim that those individuals are noncitizens.
- 05A Justice Department letter warned state election officials that knowingly tabulating ballots from noncitizens could make them aiders and abettors to a federal crime.
02Why it matters
The arrests and lawsuit escalate a legal battle over voter rolls in California, where competitive House races could determine control of Congress for the remainder of President Trump's term.
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