【64tianwang, 9:39 p.m. PDT, October 19, 2026】(Edited by Tianwang Volunteer)
【天网美西时间2026年10月19日下午9时39分讯】（天网义工编辑）
On October 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that federal agents had charged 28 foreign nationals in California with illegally registering to vote or casting ballots in federal elections. Eleven of them were arrested that morning as part of “Operation Protect the Vote.” All 28 are lawful permanent residents (green card holders) but not U.S. citizens, and therefore ineligible to vote in federal elections.
美西时间2026年10月19日，美国司法部宣布，联邦特工对加州28名外国籍人士提出刑事指控，罪名是非法注册投票或在联邦选举中投票。当天上午已逮捕其中11人，行动名为“保护选票行动”（Operation Protect the Vote）。这28人全部是合法永久居民（绿卡持有者），但不是美国公民，因此无权在联邦选举中投票。
The charges include making false statements on naturalization applications (falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register or vote) and fraudulent voter registration. Both are felonies carrying up to five years in prison. Prosecutors said 21 of the 28 are suspected of actually casting ballots, some in multiple elections. In total, the group is accused of casting about 34 illegal ballots since 2020. One 72-year-old Belizean national in Commerce, Los Angeles County, is accused of voting illegally in four elections after registering in 2019 by falsely claiming citizenship.
指控包括在归化申请中作虚假陈述（虚假声称美国公民身份以注册或投票）以及欺诈性选民注册。这两项均为重罪，最高可判五年监禁。检察官称，28人中有21人被怀疑实际投了票，有些人在多次选举中投票。自2020年以来，这些被指控者共投出约34张非法选票。洛杉矶县Commerce市一名72岁伯利兹籍男子被指控在2019年虚假声称公民身份注册后，在四次选举中非法投票。
The 28 names appear on a list of more than 20,000 “likely noncitizens” that the Justice Department sent to California election officials last week. California officials had refused to review the list or set aside the corresponding mail-in ballots pending citizenship verification. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said the arrests confirm that noncitizens are voting in California elections and that the state’s refusal puts lawful votes at risk. LA’s top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli stated: “Today’s arrests confirm what we suspected and what we put California on notice for: Noncitizens are voting in California elections which is unconstitutional and illegal.”
这28人的名字出现在司法部上周发给加州选举官员的一份超过2万名“可能非公民”的名单上。加州官员此前拒绝审查该名单，也拒绝在核实公民身份前搁置相应的邮寄选票。代理副司法部长特伦特·麦科特说，逮捕证实了非公民正在加州选举中投票，州政府的拒绝把合法选票置于风险之中。洛杉矶联邦检察官比尔·埃萨利表示：“今天的逮捕证实了我们所怀疑的，也是我们已向加州发出警告的：非公民正在加州选举中投票，这是违宪且非法的。”
The action comes days after the Justice Department sued California over its mail-in voting system and issued an ultimatum regarding the 20,000-name list. Earlier, the administration had alleged that California’s voter rolls might contain as many as 190,000 noncitizens. California officials have disputed the broader claims, citing lack of evidence and concerns about disenfranchising legitimate voters. Over the past seven weeks, the Justice Department said it has charged 113 people with similar voting-related crimes in 20 states.
此次行动发生在司法部因加州邮寄投票系统起诉该州、并就2万名单发出最后通牒的数日后。此前，政府曾声称加州选民名单可能包含多达19万名非公民。加州官员对更广泛的指控提出异议，称缺乏证据，并担心剥夺合法选民权利。司法部称，过去七周内已在20个州对113人提出类似投票相关犯罪指控。
President Trump shared the New York Post report on Truth Social the same day, highlighting the arrests as part of efforts to protect election integrity ahead of the November 3 midterms.
川普总统当天在Truth Social分享了《纽约邮报》的报道，强调这些逮捕是11月3日中期选举前保护选举完整性努力的一部分。
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