The same Department of Justice that raided Donald Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago is now directing federal prosecutors across the country to aggressively pursue cases of noncitizen voting. What a difference an election makes.
Remember when we were all "conspiracy theorists" for suggesting that maybe — just maybe — people who aren't citizens shouldn't be casting ballots in American elections? Apparently the DOJ got the memo. Only took them a few years.
According to Newsmax, Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh told dozens of prosecutors on a May 13 internal conference call to "get creative" in pursuing noncitizen voting cases. He described these investigations as a top priority for Justice Department leadership. Not a suggestion. Not a gentle nudge. A top priority.
And here's the number that should make every election denier — sorry, every "election integrity advocate" — sit up straight: more than 90 investigations involving possible noncitizen voting are currently open. Ninety.
Singh also made clear that immigrants convicted of voting illegally should be removed from the country. So it's not just a slap on the wrist anymore. You vote illegally, you get deported. Simple math.
Now, the "experts" — and we use that term loosely — will tell you that noncitizen voting is "rare." Voting experts and election administrators have been saying this for years. But if it's so rare, why are there more than 90 open investigations? That's a lot of "rare."
The Biden-era DOJ treated election integrity enforcement like a parking ticket nobody wanted to write. President Trump's DOJ is treating it like what it actually is — a threat to the foundation of our republic.
The acting attorney general has made it crystal clear that enforcing federal law prohibiting noncitizens from voting in federal elections is not optional. It's the job.
This is what happens when you put adults back in charge. We spent four years being gaslit by people who told us the system was perfect, that questioning election integrity made you a danger to democracy. Now the federal government is literally building cases against illegal voters.
Funny how that works.