Voter fraud bust reinforces need for Proposition – Latest News
Opponents of voter ID say that voter fraud by no means occurs. Then why do people keep getting arrested for it?
On Friday, brokers from the Department of Homeland Security arrested Honduran national Darwin Jonathan Rivera Flores, 30, in Ventura.
He is legally within the nation, however he’s not a US citizen. According to federal authorities, Flores allegedly registered to vote, regardless.
Flores had already been in bother with the law. He pleaded guilty earlier this 12 months and was put on probation after bodily disrupting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers in Camarillo, during this winter’s spate of violent anti-ICE protests.
On Friday, brokers from the Department of Homeland Security arrested Honduran national Darwin Jonathan Rivera Flores, 30, in Ventura.
HSI brokers descend on the Winnetka, California, home of Darwin Rivera-Flores on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. The early morning raid was in relation to voter fraud. CA Post
Committing crimes shouldn’t be a good concept if you’re on a visa offering you momentary legal residence within the nation.
Nor is registering to vote.
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In a additional ironic twist, Flores seems to have been caught as a result of he allegedly texted a federal agent who had referred to as him on the telephone to interview him as half of the investigation into his participation within the ICE protest.
Flores allegedly despatched the agent abusive textual content messages and advised that he can be voting within the midterm elections.
Darwin Jonathan Rivera Flores, 30, of Winnetka, was arrested and federally charged for unlawfully registering to vote in California and falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Rivera Flores is charged with two felonies and faces deportation if convicted. X/@USAttyEssayli
He hinted that when Democrats had taken back energy, they might punish immigration officers.
Now he finds himself going through two felony fees, and could possibly be deported if he’s convicted, based on First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli — who continues to do an excellent job.
Flores seems to have been undone by his own vanity and radicalism.
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But had he not allegedly tried to make use of his upcoming vote to intimidate a federal agent, he may by no means have been caught.
There could also be many more people like Flores who abuse their legal immigration standing to register to vote, regardless that they aren’t residents.
There might also be unlawful immigrants who register. And we all know that there have additionally been many foreigners who have been registered to vote unwittingly, via glitches on the Department of Motor Vehicles, back when Senator Alex Padilla was secretary of state.
Essayli says more voter fraud arrests are coming.
HSI brokers descend on the home of Darwin Rivera-Flores on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Winnetka, California. The early morning raid was in relation to voter fraud. CA Post
And the Flores case exhibits the need for voter ID.
Proposition 39, which might require proof of citizenship to vote, is a common-sense reform that may stop unhealthy actors like Flores from registering to vote and casting ballots.
Every illegal vote solid by a noncitizen like Flores cancels out a lawful vote solid by a US citizen.
Enough is enough.
