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Justice Department charges 18 more noncitizens in North Carolina over 2024 vote

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Washington Examiner, Breitbart News, RedState and The Epoch Times report that the Justice Department has charged 18 more noncitizens with illegally voting in North Carolina’s 2024 election. The outlets say the charges bring the statewide total this year to 30 and come as federal officials warn against unlawful voting before the midterm elections. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson, quoted by Breitbart, said that races in the state’s 2025 municipal elections had been decided by one or two votes and that every ballot must be lawful. Breitbart reports that one person charged is accused of voting in nine general elections since 2008. RedState, an opinion piece, argues that such cases are overlooked.

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The Justice Department charged 18 more people with illegally voting in North Carolina’s 2024 election.
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The charges bring the statewide total this year to 30.
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U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said every ballot cast must be a lawful one and pointed to close 2025 municipal races.
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Federal officials warned against unlawful voting ahead of the midterm elections.
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One of those charged is accused of registering in 2008 and voting in nine general elections.
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All four outlets report 18 more charges against noncitizens in North Carolina’s 2024 election, bringing the statewide total to 30, and the coverage presents the cases as part of a national push against illegal voting.

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Headlines report the DOJ charges and the 2024 illegal-voting count; the Far Right outlets’ headlines use ‘foreign nationals’ and, in RedState’s opinion piece, frame the cases as overlooked.
DOJ charges 18 noncitizens in North Carolina for illegal voting in 2024 election
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DOJ charges against 18 more people
illegal voting in the 2024 election
statewide total of 30 this year

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
DOJ Charges 18 More Noncitizens in North Carolina With Alleged Illegal Voting in 2024
Indictments across three districts raise the statewide total to 30 this year.
2 hr agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
Breitbart NewsFar Right
Justice Department Charges 18 More Foreign Nationals with Illegally Voting in 2024 Election
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged an additional 18 foreign nationals with illegally voting in North Carolina, a swing state.
7 hr agoRead at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
Washington ExaminerRight
DOJ charges 18 noncitizens in North Carolina for illegal voting in 2024 election
The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against 18 more noncitizens accused of illegally voting in North Carolina’s 2024 election, bringing the number charged statewide this year to 30 as federal officials warn against unlawful voting ahead of the midterm elections. …
10 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
RedStateFar RightOpinion
That Thing That Rarely Happens Is Happening Again With 21 Indictments in NC on Illegal Voting
What is clear about all this recent uncovering of noncitizens registered to vote in federal elections and the subsequent illegal voting, is that had anyone been looking out for it rather than dismissing it outright or claiming it is rare, it would have been readily found. …
5 hr agoRead at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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DOJ Charges 18 More Noncitizens in North Carolina With Alleged Illegal Voting in 2024

Justice Department Charges 18 More Foreign Nationals with Illegally Voting in 2024 Election

DOJ charges 18 noncitizens in North Carolina for illegal voting in 2024 election

That Thing That Rarely Happens Is Happening Again With 21 Indictments in NC on Illegal Voting

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