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US Midterms 2026: How Trump’s voter fraud crackdown could affect immigrants seeking citizenship

As the US midterms approach, the Trump administration's crackdown on alleged non-citizen voting is putting the citizenship applications of immigrants in California at risk. More than two dozen legal permanent residents were charged this week with allegedly voting or registering to vote unlawfuly. Most had applied for US citizenship, and some now face felony charges that could lead to prison, deportation and the rejection of their naturalisation applications.

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