Coverage dated October 15, 2026 to October 21, 2026

48 Charged With Illegal Voting in Three Weeks: What the Federal Crackdown Means for the 2026 Midterms

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The DOJ charged 16 noncitizens across North Carolina, New York, and Idaho for illegal voting — its third enforcement batch in October 2026.

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Blue State Blues News
DOJ Just Charged 64 Noncitizen Voters While New Jersey Calls It an Error (opens Blue State Blues News)
Published Oct 15, 2026
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New Jersey already admitted its own motor vehicle agency put noncitizens on the voter rolls. Now the Justice Department has uncovered the same crime playing out from Minnesota to Texas. The Justice
Latin Times
48 Charged With Illegal Voting in Three Weeks: What the Federal Crackdown Means for the 2026 Midterms (opens Latin Times)
Published Oct 17, 2026
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The DOJ charged 16 noncitizens across North Carolina, New York, and Idaho for illegal voting — its third enforcement batch in October 2026.
Talking Points Memo
DOJ Charges 28 People In Big Show of Cracking Down on Noncitizen Voting Ahead of Midterms (opens Talking Points Memo)
Published Oct 19, 2026
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‘We Are Not Impressed by Their Case’ The Trump administration’s Justice Department has escalated its pre-midterm crusade against California, using...
BizPac Review
DOJ charges noncitizens with illegal voting — federal prosecutors put new cases on the board (opens BizPac Review)
Published Oct 20, 2026
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A lawsuit against California was readily justified as the Department of Justice announced charges against over two dozen noncitizens after the thing that never happens happened again. […]
GOP Daily Brief
Federal Agents Knock on Doors Across Multiple States: DOJ Charges 156 Noncitizens with Voting Fraud Ahead of Midterms (opens GOP Daily Brief)
Published Oct 21, 2026
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Voting is the one act that separates a citizen from a bystander. It’s the most powerful tool a free people possess. And for years, anyone...