周一上午，联邦特工逮捕了一批涉嫌参与选民欺诈行为的嫌疑人。这些嫌疑人的名单来自加利福尼亚州，名单上共有超过2万名被怀疑为非公民的人；这些人据称在即将举行的中期选举中注册了投票资格。
Federal agents collared suspects in a slew of voter fraud cases Monday morning, chasing targets across California drawn from a list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens in the state who allegedly registered to vote in next month’s midterm election.
在这次被命名为“保护选民权利行动”（Operation Protect the Vote）的执法行动中，当局逮捕了二十多名涉嫌在美国选举中非法注册投票的外国人，其中大多数人据称投下了非法选票。
Under the effort dubbed “Operation Protect the Vote,” law enforcement authorities sought more than two-dozen foreign nationals charged with fraudulently registering to vote in US elections, in which most of them allegedly cast illegal ballots.
大约在早上6点，国土安全部的调查人员突袭了亚历山大·穆尼奥斯（Alexander Muñoz）的住所。特工们敲响前门，要求穆尼奥斯出来，随后将其带走并拘留。
Homeland Security Investigations swooped on the Commerce home of Alexander Muñoz around 6 a.m. in one of the arrests. The agents pounded on the front door, calling for Muñoz to come out.
据调查人员称，72岁的穆尼奥斯是伯利兹公民。他于2019年9月谎称自己是美国公民而非法注册了投票资格，并在2020年、2022年以及2024年的美国选举中参与了投票。此外，他在申请入籍时也提供了虚假信息——他在宣誓作证时谎称自己从未声称自己是美国公民。穆尼奥斯面临多项重罪指控，其中包括在入籍申请中提供虚假陈述。
He emerged and was taken into custody. Authorities say Muñoz, 72, a Belizean national, fraudulently registered to vote in September 2019, claiming he was a US citizen. He then voted in US elections in 2020, twice in 2022, and in 2024. Muñoz also lied on his application to become a naturalized US citizen, when he falsely stated under oath to have never claimed to be a citizen, investigators say. He faces felony charges, including making false statements in a naturalization application.
洛杉矶联邦检察官比尔·埃塞利（Bill Essayli）表示，对穆尼奥斯及其他嫌疑人的指控进一步证实了联邦政府关于加利福尼亚州存在广泛选民欺诈行为的指控。
LA’s top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli said the charges brought against Muñoz and other suspects sought Monday buttress the federal government’s claims of widespread voter fraud in California.
“今天的逮捕行动证实了我们的怀疑，并再次提醒公众：非公民在加利福尼亚州的选举中投票是违反宪法和法律的，”他说。
“Today’s arrests confirm what we suspected and what we put California on notice for: Noncitizens are voting in California elections which is unconstitutional and illegal,” he said.
除了穆尼奥斯之外，联邦特工还逮捕了另外二十多名涉嫌类似犯罪的人。目前尚不清楚具体有多少嫌疑人被捕。检察官计划于周一晚些时候举行新闻发布会，公布更多细节。
In addition to Muñoz, federal agents sought more than two-dozen addition individuals accused of similar crimes. It wasn’t immediately clear how many suspects had been apprehended. Prosecutors planned a press conference for later on Monday morning to provide details.
逮捕所谓的非公民选民是联邦政府打击加州选举违规行为的最新升级，而地方官员否认这是一个普遍存在的问题。
The arrests of alleged noncitizen voters were the latest escalation in a federal effort to tackle electoral wrongdoing in California, something local officials have denied is a widespread problem.
特朗普政府上周对该州提起了一起震惊性的诉讼，指控其未能审查超过20,000名疑似非公民的名单，这些人据称在下个月的中期选举中登记了选民身份。
The Trump administration last week filed a bombshell lawsuit against the state for failing to review a list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens in the state who allegedly registered to vote in next month’s midterm election.
周四提起的诉讼是在司法部官员两天前下令该州选举负责人审查列有数千名据称是非公民且被认为在加州选民名单上的名单之后提出的——给他们48小时的时间来完成审查。
The suit filed Thursday came two days after Justice Department officials ordered the state’s election bosses to review the list naming thousands of alleged noncitizens believed to be on California’s voter rolls — giving them 48 hours to comply.
司法部律师在诉讼中辩称，联邦政府有义务进行干预，以防止该州允许非公民参加联邦选举。根据联邦法律，只有美国公民才被允许参加此类选举。
DOJ lawyers argued in the suit that the federal government has an obligation to intervene to prevent the state from permitting noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Under federal law, only US citizens are permitted to vote in such elections.
根据周二发送给州务卿雪莉·韦伯和洛杉矶县书记官迪恩·洛根的信件，联邦官员向洛杉矶县提供了一份受密码保护的U盘，其中列明了被寄送邮寄选票的疑似非公民人士。
Federal officials supplied Los Angeles County with a password-protected thumb drive identifying suspected noncitizens who were sent mail-in ballots, according to letters sent Tuesday to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and LA County Clerk Dean Logan.
代理副司法部长R. 特伦特·麦科特在信中警告洛根和韦伯，如果他们未能及时审查该名单，将面临法律挑战。洛根的代表确认收到了该信。加州州长加文·纽森抨击这一行动是试图干涉加州的投票过程。
Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter warned Logan and Weber in the letter that they would face legal challenge if they failed to review the list in time. A representative for Logan confirmed receipt of the letter. Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the effort as an attempt to interfere with California’s voting process.
“这是特朗普利用其政治化的司法部试图在选举日前三周压制加州选民的悲惨、绝望的尝试，”纽森在X上写道。“法院已经明确表示，联邦政府在州选举事务中没有任何角色。”美国司法部长托德·布兰奇为该诉讼进行了辩护。
“This is a sad, desperate attempt by Trump to use his politicized Justice Department to try to suppress California voters just three weeks before Election Day,” Newsom wrote on X. “Courts have made clear the federal government has no role in running state elections.”US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the lawsuit.
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