EXCLUSIVE: ICE Reveals Fresh Lineup Of Foreign Nationals Accused Of Voter Fraud
‘Each vote by a criminal illegal alien cancels out a vote of an American citizen’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed a new lineup of noncitizens accused of voter fraud.
Documents obtained by the Daily Caller detail 17 people connected to ICE investigations and arrests involving election-related offenses, including noncitizens who allegedly admitted to unlawfully registering to vote or casting ballots.
The documents identify individuals accused of illegally voting in federal, state, and local elections, including illegal immigrants with criminal records and lawful permanent residents. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Drops New Batch Of Illegal Immigrants Accused Of Voter Fraud Ahead Of Midterms)
The criminal-history details and allegations are based on documents the Caller obtained, which do not establish that every individual named has been convicted of an election-related offense.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: ICE arrested 13 noncitizens accused of voter fraud ahead of the 2026 midterms, per @DailyCaller. Names & alleged illegal voting: • Juan Carlos Matute-Hernandez — 2026 • Aden Hassan Aden — 2020 • Arturo Salazar Garcia — 2024 • Jaimie Sosa-Sardina — 2024 • Marva Marie Cook — 2022 • Braulio Osiel Zapata Perez — 2024 • Mai Tran — 2024 • Jose Luis Matute Chaviel — 2024 • Phath Vorn — 1992 • Axel Bemjarmin Alarcon Duarte — federal election • Darwin Yoel Zelaya-Orellana — 2026 • Servando Alejandro-Torres — 2024 • Jairo Ivan Vazquez Montano — 2022 The cases include allegations of illegal voting across multiple election cycles.
Read more👇— Ashley Brasfield (@BrasfieldAshley) October 28, 2026
Among them was Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a lawful permanent resident from the Bahamas who allegedly voted illegally in a 2020 election. Higgs has a criminal record that includes convictions for armed robbery with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, domestic violence, simple assault, and resisting arrest, according to the documents.
Carlos Javier Alamo-Sorino, a Cuban national in ICE custody, allegedly admitted to illegally voting. Paroled into the U.S. under the Obama administration, Sorino has convictions for sexual assault, another sexual offense, robbery, larceny, and harassing communications, according to ICE.
The agency also identified several individuals with final orders of removal. Jose Zapete-Quinonez, a Guatemalan national, allegedly voted illegally in 2021, while Julio De La Rosa, a Mexican national, allegedly voted in 2020 and has convictions for strangulation, assault, violating a court order, and violating probation.
Cliff Medgy Sanon, a Haitian national with a final order of removal, allegedly voted illegally in 2022 and was convicted of receiving stolen property, according to the documents.
We cannot and will not allow the votes of American citizens to be cancelled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. @HSI_HQ will continue to find and arrest non-citizen voters to restore security and confidence to our elections.— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 29, 2026
In response to the ongoing investigations, ICE Public Affairs Assistant Director Micah Bock told the Caller, “Secure elections protect our nation’s sovereignty and Americans’ sacred right to vote.”
Bock further noted the Trump administration is committed to addressing what it views as failures in the Biden administration’s immigration policies, arguing that illegal voting undermines the votes of American citizens. (RELATED: ROOKE: The Left Doesn’t Want You Asking Why One Small Texas Town Was Able To Make Huge Dent In Illegal Immigration)
“Each vote by a criminal illegal alien cancels out a vote of an American citizen. This nationwide crackdown shows that President Trump, Secretary Mullin and acting ICE Director David J. Venturella are committed to fixing the failed immigration policies of the Biden administration that enabled this mess,” Bock wrote.
The ICE documents also identified several other individuals accused of illegally voting despite having no legal basis to remain in the United States.
Omar Ponce-Juarez, a Mexican national, allegedly voted illegally in a 2022 election, while Ramiro Daniel Cuarezma Aleman, a Nicaraguan national currently in ICE custody, allegedly cast a ballot in the 2024 election.
Karl Stephen Branzon Pau, a Philippine national, was also listed in the documents, accused of illegally voting in 2024. Pau had overstayed his authorized period of admission in the U.S. by 22 years, according to ICE.
The ICE documents also identified four lawful permanent residents accused of illegally registering to vote or casting ballots in American elections.
Puja Bagga, an Indian national, allegedly registered unlawfully and voted three times: in a 2015 local election and state elections in 2022 and 2024.
The patriots of @ICEgov are hard at work every single day across America, including in South Carolina to undo the damage from four long years of Biden’s open borders. Arresting and deporting killers, violent assailants, burglars, and drug traffickers like these is how we protect our communities, save lives, and make America safe again. 🧵— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) October 29, 2026
Vladislav Vaska, a Russian national, was arrested for allegedly voting illegally in 2024, while Joshua Edzie, a Ghanaian national, allegedly voted in November 2024 and August 2025.
Mariana Alexandra Dewey, a Peruvian national, also allegedly voted in 2024 and was convicted of disorderly election conduct, according to the documents. (RELATED: ’60 Minutes’ Under Fire After Full DHS Interview Reveals What Was Left On Cutting Room Floor)
The list obtained by the Caller also included Christian Lawrence, a Liberian national who allegedly voted in 2012 and 2016. Lawrence was convicted in 2013 of failing to register as a sex offender and was charged with failure to appear in court.
Lawrence Cole, a Jamaican national convicted of felony drug sales during the Clinton administration, allegedly voted in the 2004 and 2008 general elections and the 2008 presidential primary, according to the agency.
Lise Johnson, a Canadian national, was arrested on felony voter fraud charges after allegedly voting in 2022, according to the documents.
Gabriel Mendoza Vicente, a Guatemalan national convicted of a licensing violation and reckless driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, allegedly voted in 2024, while Gerardo Nieves-Borja, a Mexican national accused of illegally voting that year, has also been charged with driving under the influence, according to ICE.
