# DHS official vows to prosecute and deport noncitizens caught illegally voting ahead of midterms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dhs-official-vows-to-prosecute-and-deport-noncitizens-caught-illegally-voting-ahead-of-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:06:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T20:20:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/dhs-official-vows-to-prosecute-deport-noncitizens-caught-illegally-voting-ahead-midterms
- Topics: Art, Culture, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- DHS warns noncitizens against voting illegally.
- More than 200 people have been charged, Percival said.
- Washington officials challenged the accuracy of a federal voter list.

## Summary

DHS general counsel James Percival said federal authorities would find, prosecute and deport noncitizens who illegally vote, as the United States prepares for midterm elections. His warning comes amid a nationwide effort to investigate suspected noncitizen voting, which has drawn objections from state election officials over the accuracy of federal findings.

DHS said dozens of noncitizens had been arrested, and Percival said more than 200 people had been charged in connection with noncitizen voter fraud. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs disputed a federal list identifying more than 400 suspected noncitizens registered to vote, saying it included US citizens and people not currently registered or listed as inactive. He argued election officials need individual evidence of ineligibility before rejecting a ballot.

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