In a constitutional republic, the vote is the one thing that belongs equally to every citizen. It’s the great equalizer – the mechanic and the CEO each get exactly one. So when that sacred instrument gets diluted by people who have no legal right to wield it, every single American loses something. And for years, anyone who dared raise that concern was branded a fearmonger.
Well, the federal government has been busy proving the fearmongers right. Charge after charge, case after case, the Department of Justice keeps uncovering exactly what we were told wasn’t happening. The latest round out of Pennsylvania is no exception.
From Just the News:
Four noncitizens, including two illegal aliens, have been charged with election-related crimes in Pennsylvania after federal prosecutors alleged that they voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections and, in one case, repeatedly submitted fraudulent voter registration applications.
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that the four defendants are Haitian national Cliff Sanon, Mexican national Dilea Ochoa-Perez, Trinidad and Tobago national Sade Guppy, and Mexican national Eduardo Gallardo Maldonado. Sanon and Ochoa-Perez are illegal aliens, according to the DOJ, while Guppy and Maldonado are lawful permanent residents.
The Pennsylvania cases
The specifics here are remarkable. Sanon, a 39-year-old illegal alien from Haiti living in Philadelphia, allegedly submitted eight fraudulent voter registration applications. Eight. That’s not a misunderstanding at the DMV. That’s determination. Prosecutors also allege he voted in the November 2022 election. Ochoa-Perez, a 43-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, allegedly cast ballots in both the 2022 and 2024 general elections in Chester County. The two lawful permanent residents, Guppy and Maldonado, each face charges for voting as noncitizens in separate elections.
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf put it bluntly: “Our sovereignty as a nation belongs to the American people and no one else. Anyone, including illegal aliens, who votes illegally in our elections will be prosecuted for corrupting our democracy.”
Penalties range from one to five years in federal prison, depending on the charges. Good.
A growing list of offenders
These four aren’t outliers. They’re part of a mounting wave. Earlier this month, the DOJ charged five people in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin for illegal voting or fraudulent registration. The week prior, sixteen more faced charges nationwide. One standout: a Venezuelan illegal alien and DACA recipient in Georgia accused of voting nine times across eight election cycles stretching from 2008 to 2024. Sixteen years of fraudulent ballots from a single individual – and nobody caught it until now.
Then there’s Mahady Sacko, an illegal alien living in Philadelphia who had been ordered deported back in 2000. Instead of leaving, he allegedly registered to vote by falsely claiming citizenship and cast a ballot in the 2024 federal election.
On September 20, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin disclosed that 1,620 cases of alleged noncitizen voting are under active investigation, with 151 arrests already made. Over 300,000 additional suspected cases sit in the review queue.
HSI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Nathan Abel stated it clearly: “Every unlawful ballot can undermine confidence in the election process and diminish the voices of American citizens.”
A system built to fail
Here’s the real scandal beneath the scandal: how did these people end up on the voter rolls at all?
The Department of Homeland Security has reported that over 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of State’s response? It previously insisted that “noncitizen voting is extremely rare across the country.” Fourteen thousand improper registrations in a single state is a peculiar definition of “rare.”
The Justice Department sued Pennsylvania and five other states last year after they refused to hand over statewide voter-registration lists. In its complaint, DOJ noted that Pennsylvania’s response “did not explain whether non-citizens were identified and what steps were taken to remove those voters.” Worse still, Pennsylvania conceded that when it couldn’t verify an applicant’s identification number, it registered the applicant anyway. No verification, no problem – apparently.
The Trump administration has moved to close these gaps, requiring that states seeking more than $1 billion in Homeland Security grant funding verify voter citizenship through the federal SAVE database. It’s a straightforward fix that should have existed for decades.
What’s actually at stake
Consider this: in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, the latest Franklin & Marshall polling shows Democrat Janelle Stelson leading incumbent Republican Scott Perry 47% to 44%, with 9% undecided. A three-point margin. Races that tight turn on a few hundred votes – sometimes fewer. When noncitizens infiltrate those margins, the damage isn’t abstract. It’s measurable.
The right to vote belongs to American citizens. Period. With 300,000 suspected cases still under review, the federal enforcement effort is clearly in its early chapters. The real question isn’t whether noncitizen voting happens – the DOJ has buried that debate under an avalanche of indictments. The question is how many elections were quietly decided by people who had no right to cast a ballot in the first place.
Key Takeaways
- Four noncitizens, including two illegal aliens, face federal election fraud charges in Pennsylvania.
- Federal investigators have over 300,000 suspected noncitizen voting cases under active review.
- Pennsylvania registered voters it couldn’t verify and resisted federal efforts to audit its rolls.
- Razor-thin margins in swing-state races mean even limited fraud can alter election outcomes.
Sources: The Post Millennial, WHP
