Washington Examiner
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Christopher Tremoglie
The article argues that Democrats have long dismissed concerns about illegal immigrants voting, but the Trump administration took action by arresting Ludwig Uriel Espejo-Carrillo for voting illegally as early as 2015 despite not becoming a citizen until 2013. The Department of Homeland Security and White House spokespersons emphasize that non-citizens cannot vote in federal, state, or most local elections, and stress the importance of voter integrity and election security. Trump is credited with being the first president to dedicate resources to address this issue, highlighting what the article presents as a long-standing but consistently denied problem.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
For years, Democrats have consistently denied that illegal immigrants were voting in elections in the United States.
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immigrants → deny → States
Whenever a left-wing legislator discussed the topic of illegal immigrants voting in the nation’s elections, such concerns were always arrogantly dismissed.
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concerns → discuss → elections
Those expressing regular concerns or insisting it was happening were often mocked, ridiculed, and branded as delusional conspiracy theorists.
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it → express → theorists
As such, since illegal immigrants voting in elections “never happens,” Democrats have repeatedly said there is no need for voter identification laws.
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Democrats → vote → laws
However, the thing that Democrats say never happens happened again — again.
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Democrats → say → ?
A “Mexican alien” was arrested after an investigation discovered he had voted in past elections.
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he → arrest → elections
Homeland Security Investigations arrested Ludwig Uriel Espejo-Carrillo and “administratively charged him with unlawful voting and false claim to U.S. citizenship.”
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Investigations → arrest → citizenship
Espejo-Carrillo became a lawful permanent resident in 2013 and voted illegally in an election as far back as 2015, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Carrillo → become → Security
And federal law stipulates that “non-citizens, including permanent legal residents, cannot vote in federal, state, and most local elections.”
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citizens → stipulate → elections
Holding illegal voters accountable, ensuring voter integrity, and upholding election security are the bare necessities that any administration should promise to its citizens regarding elections.
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administration → hold → elections
Yet, it wasn’t until the election of President Donald Trump and the efforts of his administration that consistent, dedicated action was regularly taken to remedy such situations.
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action → take → situations
He was the only president who had the courage to address the issue and allocate the necessary resources to try to eradicate it.
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who → have → it
The Trump administration reinforced its commitment to keeping the voting populace of U.S. elections to the nation’s citizens.
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administration → reinforce → citizens
The White House also told the Washington Examiner that any noncitizen caught voting in U.S. elections will face the swift hand of justice and be held accountable.
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noncitizen → tell → justice
“Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: we will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences, including deportation,” Lauren Bis, White House spokeswoman, told the Washington Examiner about Espejo-Carrillo’s case.
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Bis → vote → case
“Only Americans should be electing American leaders.”
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Americans → elect → leaders
Furthermore, this means that, at the bare minimum, the thing that Democrats say “never happens” has been happening for at least a decade.
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Democrats → mean → decade
Other data has shown that it’s been occurring for much, much longer.
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it → show → longer
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called the practice of noncitizens voting “a threat to our republic” and emphasized that the DHS would diligently work to bring accountability to people who break federal election laws by voting when they shouldn’t be doing so.
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they → call → laws
“This alien from Mexico has been charged with unlawful voting and false claims to U.S. citizenship after illegally voting in American elections in 2015,” Mullin said.
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Mullin → charge → 2015
“This is what a threat to our republic looks like.
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threat → look → republic
We cannot and will not allow the votes of American citizens to be canceled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections.”
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citizens → allow → elections
Espejo-Carrillo is being held responsible and will be deported for his crimes, Mullin said.
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Mullin → hold → crimes
However, who or what will bring accountability to Democrats who have peddled the lie that illegal immigrants and noncitizens have not been voting in U.S. elections?
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immigrants → bring → elections
These illegal acts have been either covered up by Democrats, investigated with little enthusiasm by Democrats, or altogether ignored.
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acts → cover → Democrats
Without Trump, it is unlikely that anything would have ever been done about noncitizens voting in elections.
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noncitizens → do → elections
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