司法部「保护投票」行动：加州28名绿卡持有人被控非法登记投票 11人今日被捕

洛杉矶——美国司法部加州中区联邦检察官办公室10月19日宣布，联邦执法人员当天在加州各地逮捕11名外国公民，他们分别被刑事起诉，指控其欺诈性登记参加美国大选投票，其中多数人还投下了非法骗取的选票。此次逮捕是「保护投票行动」（Operation Protect the Vote）的一部分，由加州全部四个联邦检察官办公室协同推进，旨在打击选举舞弊、维护选举公正。

全案共有28名外国公民被起诉，全部是合法永久居民（绿卡持有人）。司法部指出，绿卡持有人虽在美国有合法居留身份，但不是美国公民，无权在美国选举中投票。被告面临的指控包括在入籍申请中作虚假陈述，部分人还被控欺诈性选民登记，两项均为重罪，法定最高刑均为5年联邦监禁；加州东区的被告被控「外国人在联邦选举中投票」轻罪，最高刑为1年。今日被捕的被告预计当天下午在联邦地区法院首次出庭，今日不进行答辩。

按地区划分，中区有13名被告，东区6名，北区5名，南区4名。起诉书称，被告在选民登记申请中宣誓谎称自己是美国公民，登记获批后，许多人在近年的美国选举中非法投票；随后在入籍申请文件中，他们又谎称从未声称为美国公民、从未登记或投票。中区被告中，住在 Commerce 的72岁伯利兹公民 Omar Alexander Muñoz 被指于2019年9月欺诈登记，并在2020年、2022年（两次）及2024年的选举中投票；住在 Long Beach 的43岁柬埔寨公民 Butleng Taing 被指于2021年登记、在2022年和2024年选举中投票，又在2025年8月的入籍材料中作虚假陈述；住在 Rancho Palos Verdes 的30岁印度公民 Amandeep Kaur 被指于2022年登记并在2024年大选中投票。

此次行动的背景是联邦政府与加州之间围绕选民名册的诉讼。10月13日，联邦政府向加州提供了一份名单，要求把名单上人员的邮寄选票先行隔离、待其公民身份核实后再处理；加州拒绝协助隔离这些选票，联邦政府随后起诉加州，要求法院下令防止美国公民的选票被非法稀释。代理副总检察长 Trent McCotter 表示：「每一张非法选票都会抵消一位合法美国公民的选票。今天被起诉的28名被告，每一个都出现在我们上周提交给加州选举官员的那份两万多名疑似非公民登记者名单上。加州拒绝查看这份名单。」加州中区第一助理联邦检察官 Bill Essayli 表示：「今天的逮捕证明了我们一直在说的：加州正在向非公民邮寄选票，而他们拒绝遵守联邦法律——非公民投票是犯罪。」国土安全调查局（HSI）代理执行副局长 John A. Condon 表示，该局将继续调查破坏公众对选举信心的犯罪行为，并确保每项调查公平、彻底、符合正当程序。

司法部强调，刑事起诉书与信息书仅为指控，所有被告在被法庭以排除合理怀疑证明有罪之前，均推定无罪。中区的案件由国土安全调查局（HSI）调查，东区与北区的案件由 HSI 与联邦调查局（FBI）调查，南区的案件由 HSI、FBI 与美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）共同调查。（GSM 据美国司法部加州中区联邦检察官办公室10月19日新闻稿报道）

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DOJ 'Operation Protect the Vote': 28 Green Card Holders Charged in California with Illegal Registration and Voting; 11 Arrested

LOS ANGELES — Federal law enforcement officers across California on October 19 arrested 11 foreign nationals charged in criminal complaints with federal crimes, including fraudulently registering to vote in U.S. elections — contests in which most of them cast illegal, fraudulently obtained ballots — the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced. The arrests are part of 'Operation Protect the Vote,' a coordinated effort among all four California-based U.S. Attorney's Offices to combat and root out fraud in U.S. elections and protect electoral integrity.

A total of 28 foreign nationals have been charged, all of them lawful permanent residents (LPRs), or 'green card' holders. The Justice Department noted that although LPRs have legal immigration status in the United States, they are not U.S. citizens and are not permitted to vote in U.S. elections. The charges include making false statements in a naturalization application, and some defendants are also charged with fraudulent voter registration; both are felonies carrying a statutory maximum of five years in federal prison. Defendants in the Eastern District are charged with voting by an alien in a federal election, a misdemeanor carrying a maximum of one year. Those arrested were expected to make their initial appearances this afternoon in U.S. District Court, with no pleas to be taken.

By district, 13 defendants are charged in the Central District, six in the Eastern District, five in the Northern District and four in the Southern District. According to court documents, the defendants knowingly lied under oath on voter registration applications that they were U.S. citizens; their applications were approved and, in many cases, they illegally voted in recent U.S. elections. They subsequently lied in their naturalization paperwork that they had never claimed U.S. citizenship, registered to vote, or voted. Among the Central District defendants, Omar Alexander Muñoz, 72, a Belizean national living in Commerce, allegedly registered fraudulently in September 2019 and voted in the 2020 election, twice in 2022, and in 2024; Butleng Taing, 43, a Cambodian national living in Long Beach, allegedly registered in July 2021, voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections, and lied on naturalization paperwork in August 2025; and Amandeep Kaur, 30, an Indian national living in Rancho Palos Verdes, allegedly registered in December 2022 and voted in the November 2024 election.

The takedown comes amid litigation between the federal government and California over the voter rolls. On October 13, the federal government provided California a list of these individuals to ensure their vote-by-mail ballots were set aside until their citizenship status could be confirmed; California declined to assist, prompting a lawsuit by the United States seeking a court order to prevent the unlawful dilution of American citizens' votes. 'Every illegal vote cancels out the vote of a lawful American citizen,' said Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter. 'Each of the 28 defendants charged today appears on the list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizen registrants we provided to California election officials last week. California refused to look at that list.' First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said: 'Today's arrests prove what we have been saying. California is mailing ballots to noncitizens, and they are refusing to comply with federal law, which makes it a crime for noncitizens to vote.' HSI Acting Executive Associate Director John A. Condon said the agency is committed to protecting the integrity of the nation's electoral process while ensuring every investigation is conducted fairly, thoroughly and consistent with due process.

The Justice Department emphasized that criminal complaints and informations merely contain allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. HSI is investigating the Central District matters; HSI and the FBI are investigating the Eastern and Northern District matters; and HSI, the FBI and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are investigating the Southern District matters. (GSM, from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, press release of October 19)

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来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）

图片来源：图：国土安全调查局（HSI）特工执行逮捕令行动（资料图）。美国移民与海关执法局 ICE 官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 Photo: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents execute an arrest warrant during a targeted enforcement operation in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 28, 2025 (file photo). Official U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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