The US Department of Justice has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots. The arrests, which include 11 individuals currently in custody, represent the latest escalation in federal efforts targeting alleged noncitizen voting.
The crackdown arrives just days after the Department of Justice sued California to prevent the state from tabulating certain ballots in the upcoming midterms. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber sharply criticized the demands as outrageous, noting that federal officials have spent months issuing vague and unsubstantiated allegations. Meanwhile, Democrats and voting rights organizations argue that the administration is actively laying the groundwork to cast doubt on the integrity of the November election results.
In separate national developments, more than three dozen members of the US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder as federal agents work to identify the source of the campaign. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security announced that more than 100,000 Ukrainians and about 1,800 Sudanese nationals will retain a temporary reprieve from immediate deportation while officials determine future policy steps.
Abroad, French authorities implemented partial curfews in several cities, including parts of Paris, after the interior minister acknowledged that police lost control during violent weekend demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands of protesters. In the Middle East, Israeli police detained 10 individuals in a rare raid against West Bank settlers following a weekend of extreme violence that included attacks on Palestinians, European diplomats, and US photojournalist Heidi Levine.
Other notable international and domestic stories include Canadian voters in Alberta rejecting a proposal to initiate a process toward independence, and Mississippi authorities concluding that the fatal police shooting of a one-year-old child seated in his mother's lap was justified.