{"id":379,"date":"2026-06-10T13:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=379"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:13:52","slug":"dhs-directs-ice-to-deport-illegal-aliens-who-vote-in-american-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=379","title":{"rendered":"DHS Directs ICE to Deport Illegal Aliens Who Vote in American Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) General Counsel James Percival has directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to impose strict penalties, including deportation, on illegal aliens who vote in American elections.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=377\">Morning Greatness: Trump Orders Hits on Iranian Targets After Helicopter Downing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a DHS press release, the Immigration and Nationality Act directs the removal of aliens who illegally vote or make a false claim to US citizenship.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 DHS told ICE to deport any undocumented immigrant who votes in a U.S. election.<\/p>\n<p>The directive, signed Monday, ties directly to Trump\u2019s executive order on election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal voting and false citizenship claims are now being treated as deportable offenses under the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HGSGkmewQR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nDHS states that these provisions allow for the removal of illegal aliens if they illegally participate in our elections. No criminal conviction is required for their removal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=375\">DOJ Declares EEOC\u2019s Racial Hiring Guidelines Unconstitutional<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Percival said, \u201cThe importance of free, fair, and honest elections is without question. Echoing the words of President Trump, \u2018the right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated, without illegal dilution, is vital to determining the rightful winner of an election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Percival added, \u201cIllegal voting by aliens dilutes the votes of American citizens and undermines our democracy. It must have consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DHS says the directive will help further implement policies similar to those from President Donald Trump\u2019s March 2025 executive order, \u201cPreserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s order directs actions across the federal government, including the verification of voter eligibility, grant administration, information-sharing, enforcement of federal integrity laws, improving voting systems, and criminal prosecution of unlawful voting by aliens.<\/p>\n<p>The latest directive follows an August 2025 announcement by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which updated its policy manual to bar green card holders\u00a0who have voted or registered to vote from obtaining citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=374\">House Sends $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill to Trump\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) General Counsel James Percival has directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to impose strict penalties\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-election-integrity"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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