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Texas investigates more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast illegal ballots

Texas investigates more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast illegal ballots

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced the launch of an investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast at least 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles. The majority of the suspected illegal ballots cast by potential noncitizens were in Harris County, but Paxton’s office is also investigating possible instances in Guadalupe, Cameron and Eastland counties using information from the Texas Secretary of State, according to a news release. The discovery was made possible by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s SAVE Database to the states. TEXAS GOVERNOR MAKES IT ‘CRYSTAL CLEAR’ ONLY U.S. CITIZENS CAN VOTE IN STATE ELECTIONS Paxton, a Republican running against fellow Republican John Cornyn in the Senate primaries, said Texans who vote illegally will be held accountable. “Illegal aliens and foreign nationals must not be allowed to influence Texas elections by casting illegal ballots with impunity. I will not allow it to continue,” Paxton said in the release.  RED STATE AG INVESTIGATING MORE THAN 30 POTENTIAL NONCITIZENS WHO VOTED IN 2024 ELECTION “Thanks to President Trump’s decisive action to help states safeguard the ballot box, this investigation will help Texas hold noncitizens accountable for unlawfully voting in American elections,” he continued. “If you’re a noncitizen who illegally cast a ballot, you will face the full force of the law.”  In June, Paxton opened an investigation into an additional 33 potential noncitizens who allegedly voted illegally in the 2024 general election. ELECTION INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTING BY NONCITIZENS AND DOUBLE VOTERS IN MULTIPLE STATES Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, reacted to the latest investigation in an X post Wednesday. “Great work! We must do everything we can to protect the integrity of our elections,” Nehls wrote. The crackdown comes after Gov. Greg Abbott in 2024 announced 1.1 million people were removed from Texas’ voter rolls. Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

DHS fires back at Durbin for claiming federal agents are just ‘arresting gardeners’ instead of criminals

DHS fires back at Durbin for claiming federal agents are just ‘arresting gardeners’ instead of criminals

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its agents after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said they were being diverted from targeting dangerous criminals to rounding up illegal immigrants, like gardeners, “many of whom pose no threat whatsoever.” Durbin, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was speaking at a Tuesday hearing titled “Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft” when he noted the various roles federal law enforcement plays in combating organized crime and organized retail theft, specifically Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).  ASSAULTS ON ICE OFFICERS SURGE 830% AS DEMOCRATS CAUGHT ‘DOXING AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING’ AGENTS: DHS “But we acknowledge this administration has announced different priorities,” he said. “Under this administration, HSI has been diverted to rounding up immigrants, many of whom pose no threat whatsoever to this country.” In a post on X, DHS noted that Durbin’s own state, Illinois, provides sanctuary to criminal illegal immigrants.  “The brave men and women of HSI that Durbin attacks are getting the worst of the worst off our streets,” the post states. “The Senator should be thanking them, not attacking them.” The DHS post said remarks like those made by the senator have contributed to more than an 830% increase in attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel, “who put their lives on the line every day to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens to protect and defend the lives of American citizens.” DEMOCRAT ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF DIVERTING ‘CRITICAL RESOURCES’ FROM FIGHTING ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT In a statement to Fox News Digital, a White House spokesperson said that immigration security is national security.  “Look no further than the terrorist, who was in the United States illegally, that firebombed elderly Jewish women, or the countless violent criminal illegal aliens that ICE is removing from American communities,” the statement said. “Enforcing our immigration laws and removing illegal aliens is one big way President Trump is Making America Safe Again.” “But the President can walk and chew gum at the same time – we’re holding all criminals accountable, whether they’re illegal aliens or American citizens. That’s why nationwide murder rates have plummeted, fugitives from the FBI’s most wanted list have been captured, and police officers are empowered to do their jobs, unlike under the Biden Administration’s soft-on-crime regime.” Durbin cited a report that he said states HSI agents have been moved off new cases to make time for immigration enforcement arrests. “One veteran agent said ‘no drug cases, no human trafficking, no child exploitation.’ It’s infuriating. Instead, he said, HSI is ‘arresting gardeners.’ These are not the actions of an administration serious about combating crime,” Durbin concluded. “Diverting federal resources endangers Americans and leaves us less equipped to target and disrupt criminals like those in organized retail theft.”  Fox News Digital has reached out to Durbin’s office and the White House. 

Eric Adams hit with accusation of operating ‘criminal conspiracy’ at NYPD

Eric Adams hit with accusation of operating ‘criminal conspiracy’ at NYPD

Mayor Eric Adams is being sued by a former high-ranking New York Police Department official for allegedly operating a “criminal conspiracy” at the department to enrich top officials. A spokesperson for Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent, called the allegations “baseless accusations from a disgruntled former employee.” Politico reported that former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon filed a suit in the New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan against Adams, the department and several other current and former city officials on Wednesday. In his suit, Donlon alleged that “a coordinated criminal conspiracy had taken root at the highest levels of City government — carried out through wire fraud, mail fraud, honest services fraud, obstruction of justice and retaliation against whistleblowers.” According to the outlet, Donlon’s allegations against New York City officials amount to racketeering. ‘NO DIGNITY’ IN SOCIALISM: NYC MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID AFTER MAMDANI WINS DEM PRIMARY Donlon stated that “this enterprise — the NYPD — was criminal at its core.” Politico also reported that Donlon said in an accompanying statement that “this lawsuit is not a personal grievance; it is a statement against a corrupt system that betrays the public, silences truth, and punishes integrity.” “The goal is to drive real change, hold the corrupt, deceitful, and abusively powerful accountable, and restore the voice of every honorable officer who has been silenced or denied justice,” wrote Donlon. THE PLOT TO STOP MAMDANI: DEMOCRATS SCRAMBLE TO BLOCK FAR-LEFT TAKEOVER IN NEW YORK In response, Kayla Mamelak Altus, a spokesperson for Adams, told Fox News Digital that “these are baseless accusations from a disgruntled former employee who — when given the opportunity to lead the greatest police department in the world — proved himself to be ineffective.” “This suit is nothing more than an attempt to seek compensation at the taxpayer’s expense after Mr. Donlon was rightfully removed from the role of interim police commissioner,” Mamelak Altus claimed. The spokesperson said Adams’ office “will respond in court, where we are confident these absurd claims will be disproven.” ADAMS REBUKES MAMDANI FOR ‘ROMANTICIZING’ SOCIALISM IN NYC MAYORAL CAMPAIGN “The NYPD is led by the best, brightest, and most honorable professionals in the nation — and their results speak for themselves: crime continues to fall across the city, with shootings at the lowest level in recorded history,” said Mamelak Altus. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Adams is currently facing an uphill fight for re-election against Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, a self-professed democratic socialist, as well as former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Republican candidate and activist Curtis Sliwa.