Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that an illegal immigrant who assumed a false identity and voted in multiple U.S. elections will be sentenced to five years in prison.
Angelica María Francisco, a 42-year-old Guatemalan living in Guatemala illegally, stole the identity of a U.S. citizen and used that identity to fraudulently obtain multiple U.S. passports and compete in international competitions in 2016 and 2020. He was sentenced to 60 months in prison for participating in the Elections, Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Francisco was living in the Russellville, Alabama, area at the time of his arrest in 2024. (Related: Democratic government suddenly changes stance on keeping shelter doors open for illegal immigrants after major drug bust)
“This ruling sends a clear message that attempts by non-Americans to vote in the Northern District of Alabama are unacceptable and have serious consequences,” U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona said in a prepared statement. said. “Maintaining the sanctity of America’s election system is one of the most important responsibilities of federal law enforcement.
“My office will remain vigilant in carrying out this mission and will continue to work with our federal, state, and local partners to investigate and prosecute individuals who seek to undermine our elections. ” Escalona continued.
LOUISVILLE, KY – NOVEMBER 3: Election officials and voters stand near an electronic voting booth at Fairdale High School on November 3, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by John Cherry/Getty Images)
According to the Justice Department, Francisco became a U.S. citizen in 2011 and used that same year to obtain a U.S. passport, allowing him to travel back and forth to his home country of Guatemala. Using the same false identity, she registered to vote in Alabama in 2016 and voted in the 2016 and 2020 primary and general elections.
The illegal immigrant was found guilty of two counts of false citizenship claims related to voting, one count of aggravated identity theft, five counts of using a U.S. passport obtained by false statements, and one count of making false statements on an application to the United States. I admitted it. According to the Department of Justice, passports.
The ruling shows how non-citizens, especially undocumented immigrants, can participate in U.S. elections despite opposition from liberals.
In October, the Biden administration successfully blocked Alabama’s secretary of state from implementing a program aimed at removing noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. Earlier that month, America First Legal sued the state of Arizona for withholding the names of about 200,000 registered voters in the state for failing to provide proof of citizenship.
Days before the 2024 presidential election, state authorities in Michigan indicted a Chinese national for allegedly voting in the election.
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement was unable to provide additional details about Francisco to the Daily Caller News Foundation by the time of publication.
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