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ICE arrested an Australian national who has lived legally in the U.S. for 30 years after she was indicted for allegedly voting in two presidential elections without citizenship. She faces federal charges for illegal voting.
ICE arrested an Australian national who has lived legally in the U.S. for 30 years after she was indicted for allegedly voting in two presidential elections without citizenship. She faces federal charges for illegal voting. The arrest is noteworthy because she's been a legal resident for decades—she's not someone who snuck into the country or overstayed a visa.
Illegal voting cases are relatively rare and usually involve noncitizens who registered without disclosing their status. The prosecution of someone with such a long legal residency suggests either that the voting system failed to catch her ineligibility when she registered or that she deliberately misrepresented her citizenship. Either way, it's a gap in the system.
The case will likely become a data point in broader debates about voter registration verification and noncitizen voting—though one case doesn't establish the scope of the problem.
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