{
  "id": 7652088,
  "title": "Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/federal-charges-announced-in-texas-are-part-of-broader-trump-focus-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:03:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/15/federal-charges-announced-in-texas-are-part-of-broader-trump-focus-on-noncitizen-voting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced charges against seven individuals who are not U.S. citizens for allegedly illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming citizenship. This marks part of the Trump administration's broader focus on noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections. District Attorney Ryan Raybould stated that the alleged conduct was not a misunderstanding or paperwork error. The revelation came as part of Attorney General Todd Blanche's preview of a \"big development\" on illegal voting in Texas during a White House news conference. The seven individuals charged have citizenship in countries such as Mexico, India, Nigeria and Congo, and ranged in age from 20 to 69. Six of the seven were lawful permanent residents, while one had been ordered to be deported in July. The charges were not linked to collusion among the individuals. This follows Trump's efforts to highlight noncitizen voting, including pushing for the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified U.S. citizens and suing to release detailed voter data in 30 states and the District of Columbia. The latter two initiatives have thus far been unsuccessful. Department of Homeland Security employees are also examining state voter rolls for noncitizens, a move that could potentially violate state laws. In 2025, Texas election officials investigated 2,724 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens after checking a federal database used to verify citizenship against state voter rolls, referring 117 cases to the Texas attorney general's office for further investigation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}