Shibbir Ahmed, New York — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced charges against 63 individuals in connection with alleged illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and other election-related offenses across the country. Four of those individuals were identified by the department as illegal aliens. In a press release issued Monday, the Justice Department said the cases involve allegations of noncitizens voting in federal elections, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register or vote, and fraudulently submitting voter registration applications in another state.
Attorney General Todd Blanche described the announcement as the largest surge of voter-fraud arrests since President Donald Trump returned to office. He said the department would continue investigating and prosecuting election-related offenses to restore public confidence in the U.S. electoral system.
According to the Justice Department, prosecutors have charged 195 noncitizens across 25 states with illegal voting and voter-registration offenses during the past nine weeks. Since the beginning of the current administration, the department says it has charged 239 people with voting fraud-related offenses.
The cases include Mohammad Hachibur Rahman, a 33-year-old Bangladeshi national named in a case in the District of Maryland. According to the Justice Department, Rahman has been charged with unlawful voting. Prosecutors allege that he voted in the November 2024 election, which included contests for federal offices such as president, vice president and members of Congress. The department’s announcement does not report a final judicial determination in his case. The allegation therefore should not be treated as proof of guilt.
The Justice Department’s announcement outlines cases across numerous federal judicial districts, including Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, California, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The alleged offenses include falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on voter-registration documents, voting in federal elections while not a U.S. citizen, providing false information on election-related forms, and allegedly concealing previous voting or registration activity on naturalization applications. Some defendants are lawful permanent residents, commonly known as green-card holders. Lawful permanent residency does not, by itself, grant the right to vote in federal elections.
Several cases involve allegations of voting in multiple elections over a number of years. Other cases concern allegedly fraudulent voter-registration applications or false statements made during the naturalization process.
The Justice Department emphasized that criminal complaints, indictments and related charging documents contain allegations, not proof of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until their guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
