DHS directs ICE to deport illegal immigrants who vote in American elections under new directive

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented immigrants who ballot successful American elections.

A Monday missive to ICE enactment from DHS General Counsel James Percival directs the bureau to enforce stricter penalties, including deportation, against those surviving successful the United States unlawfully who fraudulently formed ballots.

The Immigration and Nationality Act directs the removal of aliens who illegally ballot successful American elections.

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The Department of Homeland Security has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented immigrants who ballot successful American elections. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS stated that amerciable voting and making a mendacious assertion of U.S. citizenship often spell "hand-in-hand."

"The value of free, fair, and honorable elections is without question. Echoing the words of President Trump, ‘the close of American citizens to person their votes decently counted and tabulated, without amerciable dilution, is captious to determining the rightful victor of an election,’" Percival said. "Illegal voting by aliens dilutes the votes of American citizens and undermines our democracy. It indispensable person consequences."

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President Donald Trump signed 2 enforcement orders successful the Oval Office astatine the White House. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Percival's directive volition assistance further instrumentality policies akin to those from President Donald Trump’s March 2025 enforcement order, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections," according to DHS.

That bid outlines sweeping changes to elector registration, voting instrumentality standards, and mail-in ballot rules, leaning heavy connected the administration's stated goals of preventing non-citizen voting and reducing systemic errors.

In caller months, respective undocumented immigrants person been charged with voting illegally successful U.S. elections.

In March, Mauritanian national Mahady Sacko was charged successful transportation with elector fraud for allegedly voting successful each statesmanlike predetermination since 2008, authorities said astatine the time.

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In May, 4 noncitizens were charged with allegedly illegally voting successful aggregate national elections and allegedly making mendacious statements portion applying for U.S. citizenship. Noncitizens are legally barred from voting successful authorities and national elections.

The directive follows an August 2025 announcement by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which updated its argumentation manual to barroom greenish paper holders who person voted oregon registered to ballot from obtaining citizenship.