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The Justice Department cracks down on non-citizen voters in California, charging more than twenty people.

The Justice Department cracks down on non-citizen voters in California, charging more than twenty people.

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October 19th, 2026

The Justice Department cracks down on non-citizen voters in California, charging more than twenty people.

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Federal authorities on Monday charged more than twenty foreign nationals in California, as part of a statewide operation targeting people whom officials describe as having illegally registered and voted in US elections.

联邦当局周一在加州起诉了二十多名外国公民,这是全州范围内针对官员所称非法登记并投票参与美国选举的人士展开的一次行动。

These arrests are part of the Trump administration's effort to root out non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm elections, even though data show the problem is extremely rare and difficult to prove, and there has never been evidence that it has changed an election result.

这些逮捕行动是特朗普政府在中期选举前铲除非公民投票努力的一部分,尽管数据显示这一问题极为罕见、难以证实,且从未有证据表明其改变过选举结果。

These actions also reflect the ongoing and further escalation of the dispute between the federal government and California over voter rolls.

这些行动也反映出联邦政府与加州之间围绕选民名册的争端持续发酵、进一步升级。

Last week, the Department of Justice sued the state and then warned that local election workers who knowingly process or count ballots submitted by non-citizen voters could face investigation or even prosecution.

上周,司法部起诉该州,随后警告称,地方选举工作人员如果明知故犯地处理或统计非公民选民提交的选票,可能面临调查甚至起诉。

The Department of Justice stated that a total of 28 people had been charged in an operation codenamed "Protecting the Vote."

司法部表示,在代号为“保护投票”的行动中,共有28人被起诉。

Although these individuals are lawful permanent residents, they are not US citizens who are permitted to vote legally.

这些人虽是合法永久居民,却并非获准合法投票的美国公民。

The charges against them include making false statements in naturalization applications and submitting fraudulent voter registrations.

他们被控的罪名包括在入籍申请中作虚假陈述,以及提交欺诈性选民登记。

"This causes real damage to real elections and real damage to American citizens," said Trent McCotter, the Justice Department's acting deputy attorney general, at a news conference in Los Angeles where the charges were announced.

“这对真实的选举造成真实损害,对美国公民造成真实损害,”司法部代理副司法部长特伦特·麦科特在洛杉矶宣布指控的新闻发布会上说。

This year, the federal government made non-citizen voting a priority, requiring states to provide detailed voter information, including dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

联邦政府今年将非公民投票列为优先事项,要求各州提供详尽的选民信息,包括出生日期、地址、驾照号码和部分社会安全号码。

Although some states voluntarily handed over this information, the Justice Department filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain it — lawsuits that have so far all been unsuccessful.

尽管一些州自愿交出了这些信息,但司法部为获取这些信息而对30个州和哥伦比亚特区提起了诉讼——这些诉讼迄今均未成功。

On Monday, the Department of Justice said that over the past few weeks it had charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration.

司法部周一表示,过去几周已在20个州对113人提出非法投票和非法登记的指控。

The department had previously stated that so far this year it has prosecuted about 90 people for various types of election misconduct, of whom 50 were charged with voting as non-citizens.

该部门此前曾表示,今年迄今已就各类选举不当行为起诉约90人,其中50人被控以非公民身份投票。

During the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the number of registered voters in the United States exceeded 227 million.

2024年美国总统选举期间,美国登记选民人数超过2.27亿。

Monday's operation involved four federal prosecutors' offices in California, through which the Justice Department sought to demonstrate its statewide enforcement reach.

周一的行动涉及加州四个联邦检察官办公室,司法部意在借此展示全州范围的执法力量。

Among the dozens of people arrested was a 72-year-old man born in Belize, who has been charged with voting illegally in four elections.

在被捕的数十人当中,有一名72岁、出生于伯利兹的男子,他被控在四次选举中非法投票。

Dozens of federal agents raided the cul-de-sac where the man's home is located in Commerce, a small city in Los Angeles County, and arrested him.

数十名联邦探员突袭了该男子位于洛杉矶县小城科默斯住宅所在的死胡同,将其逮捕。

The man, still in his pajamas, was handcuffed and then taken to a federal detention center downtown.

该男子身着睡衣被戴上手铐,随后被押往市中心联邦拘留所。

Others inside the house came out to watch, questioning the number of heavily armed officers at the scene and whether the use of handcuffs was really necessary.

屋内其他人纷纷出来围观,并对逮捕现场全副武装警员的数量以及使用手铐的必要性提出质疑。

These arrests are the latest in a series of actions taken one after another in deep-blue California.

这些逮捕是深蓝色的加州接连采取的一系列行动中的最新一起。

California is not usually regarded as a key swing state, but it does have several fiercely contested congressional districts that could help determine which party controls the US House of Representatives during the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

加州通常不被视为关键摇摆州,但确实拥有数个竞争激烈的国会选区,这些选区可能有助于决定哪个党派在唐纳德·特朗普总统任期的最后两年控制美国众议院。

More than 23 million people across the state are registered to vote.

全州有超过2300万人登记为选民。

Last week, the government sued California in an attempt to prevent the state from counting mail-in ballots cast by people whom the federal government identifies as "possible" non-citizens before their immigration status is confirmed.

上周,政府起诉加州,试图阻止该州在确认移民身份之前,将联邦政府认定为“可能”非公民者的邮寄选票纳入统计。

The lawsuit was filed after California officials failed to complete a review within a 48-hour deadline once they had received a password-protected USB drive containing a list of 20,000 names.

该诉讼是在加州官员获得一个受密码保护的U盘(内含一份2万个姓名的名单)后未能在48小时期限内完成审查之后提起的。

The federal government claims that these individuals may be non-citizens who were sent ballots to take part in the November 3 election, although the Secretary of State said the government had provided no evidence to support this claim.

联邦政府称,这些人可能是被寄送选票以参与11月3日选举的非公民,尽管州务卿表示政府未提供任何证据支持这一说法。

The state mailed ballots to all registered voters.

该州向所有登记选民邮寄了选票。

McCotter said the figure of 20,000 could rise.

麦科特表示,2万这一数字可能会有所上升。

"This is merely the lower limit," he said.

“这不过是下限罢了,”他说道。

As part of the lawsuit, the Justice Department filed documents on Monday requesting a court order that would compel California to set aside ballots suspected of belonging to non-citizens and to verify their citizenship, either independently or together with the federal government, before counting their mail-in ballots.

作为诉讼的一部分,司法部周一提交文件,请求法院下令迫使加州搁置疑似非公民的选票,并在统计其邮寄选票前,独立或与联邦政府共同核实其公民身份。

The Justice Department asked for the order to take effect before the November 3 election.

司法部要求该命令在11月3日选举前生效。

The government stated that, without this order, "the risk of American votes being diluted would be very significant."

政府表示,倘若没有这项命令,“美国选票遭到稀释的风险将十分显著。”

Requests for comment sent on Monday to the Secretary of State, the Attorney General and the Governor's office all received no immediate response.

周一发送给州务卿、州检察长及州长办公室的置评请求,均未立即获得回复。

On Friday, the Justice Department subsequently sent a letter warning state election officials that they risk investigation if they knowingly process ballots cast by noncitizen voters.

周五,司法部随后发出信函,警告州选举官员:若明知故犯地处理非公民选民所投的选票,将面临被调查的风险。

"The legal consequences of assisting or ignoring a federal crime are extremely serious.

“协助或无视联邦犯罪的法律后果十分严重。

It is a federal crime for non-citizens to vote in federal elections — and knowingly assisting such conduct is equally unlawful," McCotter warned in the letter.

非公民在联邦选举中投票属于联邦犯罪——明知故犯地协助此类行为同样违法,”麦科特在信中警告说。

The letter added: "If those involved knowingly count ballots cast by people whom federal agencies have identified as non-citizens, they risk becoming accomplices and abettors to a federal crime."

信中补充道:“如果相关人员明知故犯,统计联邦机构认定为非公民者所投的选票,他们就有可能沦为联邦犯罪的协助者和教唆者。”

The letter was sent to the Los Angeles County Counsel's Office and copied to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan, a move that effectively amounted to notifying the entire state.

该信函寄给洛杉矶县法律顾问办公室,并抄送加州州务卿雪莉·韦伯和洛杉矶县登记官迪恩·洛根,此举实际上等同于向全州发出通知。

In response to the letter, Logan said his office is committed to holding fair and secure elections, while noting that only 18 days remain until Election Day.

针对该信函,洛根表示其办公室致力于举行公平且安全的选举,同时指出距离选举日仅剩18天。

"The US Department of Justice has chosen to file a lawsuit over their unsubstantiated claims regarding voting eligibility.

“美国司法部选择就他们未经证实的投票资格主张提起诉讼。

For now, this matter is best left to the courts to decide," he said.

目前,此事最好交由法庭裁决,”他表示。

October 19th, 2026

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