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ICE Arrests Naturalized Citizen Over Illegal Voting Before Naturalization in New Jersey

Published Oct 15, 2026

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Lizbeth Almonte-Rosa, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from the Dominican Republic, on October 7, 2026, on charges of voting by an alien. She registered to vote in December 2021 and voted in New Jersey's 2022 primary and general elections before she was naturalized in April 2024. DHS says she could face denaturalization if convicted.

Key points

HSI Newark, with the FBI, arrested Almonte-Rosa on October 7, 2026.
She is charged with voting by an alien for registering and voting in New Jersey in 2022, before her naturalization.
She was lawfully admitted to the United States in August 2016 and was naturalized in April 2024.
DHS says she is now subject to denaturalization if found guilty.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department will continue to pursue non-citizens who vote in U.S. elections.

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This case concerns a naturalized U.S. citizen now facing criminal charges and possible denaturalization; it does not announce any new rule for the general public.

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HSI Arrests Naturalized Citizen for Illegally Voting in New Jersey Prior to Naturalization

Release Date: October 15, 2026

The suspect was admitted to the United States under the Obama Administration and then naturalized under the Biden Administration

WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested a naturalized citizen who, prior to her naturalization, illegally voted in New Jersey.

On October 7, HSI Newark, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrested Lizbeth Almonte-Rosa, a naturalized U.S. citizen from the Dominican Republic, on charges of voting by an alien. She registered to vote in December 2021 and voted in both the primary and general elections in 2022.

Lizbeth Almonte-Rosa during her arrest by HSI Newark and the FBI

Almonte-Rosa is now subject to denaturalization if she is found guilty.

“This suspect is charged with illegally voting after she voted in the 2022 elections in New Jersey, before she was naturalized as a citizen,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “The Obama Administration let her into the country, and the Biden Administration approved her naturalization. The Trump Administration will always protect the integrity of our election systems, because we cannot allow even one American vote to be stolen by a foreigner who has no right to make decisions for our country. If you are a non-citizen and you vote in our elections, we will hunt you down and arrest you.”

Almonte-Rosa was lawfully admitted to the United States in August 2016 under the Obama Administration. She then applied for naturalization in May 2023, which was approved in March 2024 by the Biden Administration. She was naturalized in April 2024.

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Last Updated: 10/15/2026

Original title: HSI Arrests Naturalized Citizen for Illegally Voting in New Jersey Prior to Naturalization
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