Federal prosecutors have charged ten lawful permanent residents in Minnesota with allegedly registering to vote after falsely claiming to be US citizens; most are also accused of voting in the 2022 and 2024 general elections, and some in the state’s August 2026 primary. The cases matter because non-citizens are ineligible to vote in federal elections, and the attorney general said such offences undermine public confidence in elections.

The defendants, originally from eight countries, face separate charges; one is accused only of making a false citizenship claim to register. The article says that false claims carry up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while illegal voting carries up to one year and a $100,000 fine. Officials also cited more than 90 voter-fraud prosecutions since President Trump returned to office, ten related convictions and over 1,600 active investigations; states’ use of the SAVE eligibility-check database is voluntary, and a federal law limits systematic voter-roll purges within 90 days of an election.