New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s recent announcement of 6,600 ineligible voters found on the state’s rolls is only the latest in a decades-long string of cases involving noncitizens registered to vote in U.S. elections, records show.

Sherrill said that the ineligible voters were registered due to a «serious software error» in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System. Her announcement came within a week of a major address from President Donald Trump in which he warned that digital election interference posed a «cyber threat aimed at the very heart of our democracy.»

While New Jersey is the latest documented failure, it is not an isolated anomaly. New Jersey’s error adds to a 25-year record of state reviews, software failures and prosecutions that found noncitizens on voter rolls and, in some documented cases, casting ballots. Experts say the episodes establish a recurring vulnerability. However, due to the lack of a national standard for identifying and reporting errors, reviews are sporadic and use different methods, making it impossible to determine how widespread the problem truly is.

«It’s a major vulnerability,» Jason Snead, executive director of the conservative think tank the Honest Elections Project, told Fox News Digital. «And we have seen just within the last couple of years many states that have checked their voter rolls and found non-citizens on them … So, this is a big problem.»

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According to New Jersey’s preliminary findings, fewer than 400 individuals who were improperly registered ended up voting. Sherrill said they lived all across the state and mostly lacked a party affiliation, though there were some registered as Democrats or Republicans.

Fox News Digital reached out to the New Jersey Secretary of State Division of Elections, state Attorney General Dale Caldwell and the chairs of several key legislative elections oversight committees for clarification on which elections the 400 ineligible voters participated in and to request details on the state’s auditing protocols. Fox News Digital did not receive a response from any of the state officials mentioned above.

Snead explained that though states are required by law to ensure their voter rolls are up to date and accurate, there is no uniform federal requirement for a state to disclose its findings. He said that this has led to differences across states in how the law is enforced and how errors are reported.

«There are federal requirements to maintain clean and accurate voter rolls. And of course, it is a federal crime for a noncitizen to register and to vote, but there’s no requirement that a state report how many non-citizens that they have found up to the federal government. That’s entirely a state law question,» he explained.

He argued that problems involving noncitizen voting are greater in blue states due to policies he said make it easier to cheat.

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«When you look at the policies that are pushed in blue states by the left, things like automatic voter registration, giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens, banning voter identification laws, no proof of citizenship to vote on and on and, this is the inevitable outcome of all of those policies,» said Snead, adding, «This is not the first time that we’ve seen a state with automatic voter registration add potential non-citizens to the rolls.»

After the president’s speech, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin released a statement announcing that preliminary DHS reviews of state records found «as many as» 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in four states: 35,152 in New Jersey, 190,832 in California, 15,903 in Nevada and 14,576 in Pennsylvania.

Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for clarification on its preliminary findings. However, DHS did not answer Fox News Digital’s questions and instead sent a statement from Mullin reiterating the number.

In the statement, Mullin emphasized to Fox News Digital that «this shouldn’t be a red or blue state issue: ONLY Americans should elect American leaders.» He added that «we’ve put these governors on notice. States must work with us to ensure free, fair, and honest elections.»

Charles Stewart III, a professor of political science specializing in elections at MIT, explained that the controlling federal law governing voter registration, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), is «silent on the issue of noncitizens on the roll.»

He told Fox News Digital that because «this was not an issue in the early 1990s … one of the ambiguities right now and controversies is over precisely what sort of obligations states have to audit their rolls for noncitizens.»

«This is really at the crux of the matter and two of President Trump’s executive orders. It’s the crux of the matter in the Save America Act. It is the crux to the matter in the current efforts, well, back to the executive orders and a lot of the lawsuits. And the states are pointing out, when being pressed by the federal government, that yes, it is illegal for noncitizens to vote, for sure, and states should have an obligation to make sure noncitizens are not registering, but there is no federal law that compels states to do investigations, nor is there a federal law to compel them to report.

Meanwhile, states that have published review results have reported concerning findings. Besides New Jersey, state reviews conducted since 2020 have found evidence of significant numbers of noncitizens registered to vote in Louisiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois, a Fox News Digital review found.

Earlier this year, Louisiana Secretary of State said that using the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, which was rolled out by the Trump administration last year, the state identified 403 noncitizens on its voter rolls, 83 of whom had voted in elections, American Press reported.

In 2025, an audit by the Iowa secretary of state confirmed that 277 noncitizens were registered to vote and that 35 successfully voted in the 2024 election while five attempted to vote but were rejected.

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The same year, the Michigan Department of State published its findings from a review of the 2024 election, which it said proved that «credible cases of noncitizens casting a ballot in Michigan elections are extremely rare.» The review found that 15 people, who it said «appear to be non-U.S. citizens,» cast a ballot in the election. Additionally, the department identified a Chinese national who allegedly voted illegally.

The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office announced in 2024 and 2021 that it had identified 597 and 117 apparent noncitizen voter registrations, respectively, and referred the cases for further investigation.

According to findings cited in Illinois legislation and testimony by secretary of state officials before the general assembly, a programming error in the state’s automatic voter registration system allowed the records of 574 people who identified themselves as noncitizens to be transmitted to election officials between 2018 and 2019.

Further, officials in Pennsylvania, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina have also reported cases of noncitizens being registered to vote as far back as 2000.

In testimony given to the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee in 2017, then elections commissioner Jonathan Marks revealed that the state had found 1,160 records of apparent noncitizens who self-reported and canceled. Marks said that a deeper analysis of the years 2000 through 2017 found 544 ballots were cast by the identified registrants.

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In Texas, authorities discovered a resident alien named Rosa Ortega registered in 2002 and voted five times from 2004 through 2014, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In another case, a Ghanaian national named Michael Nana Baako registered to vote in Maryland, swearing that he was a U.S. citizen in 2005 and subsequently voted in 10 federal elections between 2006 and 2018, according to the DOJ.

A 2012 report by the Colorado Department of State revealed that the state identified 3,903 registered voters whose citizenship status was «in question.» An additional 430 Colorado voters were found to have identified themselves as ineligible to vote because of citizenship requirements.

The report noted that in Colorado «no proof is required to validate the status indicated on a registration form.» It said that individuals can register to vote at a driver’s license office, state public assistance office, county office, private voter registration drive, or even online, none of which verify citizenship.

Three reviews conducted by the Florida Department of State for the years between 2013 and 2017 identified 821 noncitizen registrations and 126 people with voting histories.

Meanwhile, a 2017 state audit in North Carolina concluded that 41 legal-status noncitizens cast ballots.

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Fox News Digital also reached out to the Justice Department to ask how many individuals the agency has charged with noncitizen voting or unlawful voter registration since 2000. However, a spokesperson for the DOJ did not offer specifics. Instead, the spokesperson sent Fox News Digital a statement assuring that the department’s Civil Rights Division «is investigating and will keep pressing states to clean their rolls» and is «prosecuting cases where the law and evidence support it.»

The DOJ spokesperson reiterated that «it is illegal for any noncitizen to vote in a federal election» and that «every unlawful vote dilutes the voice of American citizens.»

«Whether or not a case is prosecutable doesn’t change the fact that the wrongful vote happened — DHS found over 250,000 likely noncitizens on voter rolls nationwide, and New Jersey’s own Governor confirmed 400 noncitizens voted there,» the spokesperson said.

«The fact of the matter is that election after election after election after election happened and no one did anything about it,» remarked Gene Hamilton, president of America First Legal.

He pointed to a letter sent by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division to election officials in all 50 states which he said, «reminded them of their obligations and the possibility of legal consequences for not taking action.»

Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, the Civil Rights Division has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to compel the production of full voter registration lists under the NVRA, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

«There are ways to fix it,» said Hamilton. «It’s just a matter of desire.»

Un ataque con drones provocó un incendio en una instalación energética y en almacenes de la principal empresa de venta online minorista , Wildberries, en la región rusa de Volgogrado este viernes y dejó al menos cinco heridos, según informó el gobernador regional, Andrei Bocharov.

El mandatario no precisó detalles sobre el tipo de instalación afectada, aunque en la zona opera una refinería de petróleo propiedad de Lukoil. Esta instalación es una de las refinerías de petróleo más grandes de Rusia y produce gasolina, gasóleo, combustible para aviación y otros productos derivados del petróleo.

Bocharov indicó a través de Telegram que los cinco heridos recibieron atención médica. En la vecina región sureña de Rostov, una mujer resultó herida tras un ataque con drones en la localidad de Gukovo, según comunicó el gobernador Yuri Slyusar.

En las últimas semanas, Ucrania intensificó los ataques contra centros logísticos rusos, incluyendo almacenes de Wildberries, conocido como “el Amazon de Rusia”, que reportó daños recientes en varias de sus instalaciones. La empresa anunció en Telegram el pago de un segundo tramo de apoyo financiero a cerca de 100.000 vendedores cuyos productos resultaron afectados.

El Gobierno ucraniano sostiene que estos ataques en profundidad en territorio ruso constituyen “sanciones de largo alcance”, cuyo objetivo es debilitar la capacidad bélica de Moscú y forzar el fin de la invasión, que ya supera los cuatro años y medio. Mientras tanto, Ucrania continúa sufriendo bombardeos constantes sobre sus propias ciudades.

A su vez, la refinería de petróleo de Ryazan, una de las mayores de Rusia, suspendió el procesamiento de crudo tras un ataque con drones y podría permanecer cerrada durante aproximadamente dos semanas, según informó Reuters con referencia a fuentes del sector.

Ucrania anunció que las Fuerzas Armadas ucranianas atacaron la refinería, propiedad de la empresa petrolera líder en Rusia, Rosneft, durante la noche del miercoles. Una fuente consultada por el medio indicó que “la refinería de petróleo de Ryazan dejó de operar el miércoles”. “Se espera que el cierre dure aproximadamente dos semanas”, detalló.

El reporte señaló que, tras una parada no programada de este tipo, es necesario un tiempo considerable para reiniciar las operaciones de refinación, volver a poner en marcha las unidades primarias y secundarias, ajustar los procesos tecnológicos y restablecer el cumplimiento de los estándares de calidad del producto.

La infraestructura de la refinería ya había sufrido daños en un ataque con drones el pasado 15 de mayo, lo que también obligó a suspender temporalmente las operaciones. A pesar de la paralización actual, la planta continuó vendiendo productos petrolíferos en la Bolsa Internacional de Materias Primas de San Petersburgo hasta el jueves, ofreciendo lotes de gasolina y diésel.

En paralelo, el Ejército ruso tomó el control de cuatro localidades ucranianas en las últimas 24 horas, según informó el jueves el Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia. Tres de las poblaciones se encuentran en las regiones de Kharkiv y Sumy, donde Moscú busca establecer una franja de seguridad, y la cuarta en la región anexionada de Donetsk.

De acuerdo con el parte militar difundido por la red de mensajería MAX, “las unidades de la agrupación militar Norte establecieron el control de la localidad de Yúrchenkovo en Kharkiv, y de Mogritsia y Mala Slobidka en Sumy”. Además, el mando castrense añadió que “las unidades de la agrupación Centro liberaron la localidad de Krasnoyárske en la república popular de Donetsk”.

Pese al aumento de los ataques aéreos ucranianos contra la retaguardia rusa con drones y misiles, las fuerzas rusas siguen avanzando por tierra en las últimas semanas, aunque a un ritmo lento. Esta situación reavivó rumores sobre una posible segunda movilización en Rusia, algo que el Kremlin negó categóricamente.

(Con información de Reuters)

FIRST ON FOX: Florida Republican Sen. Ashley Moody introduced a bill targeting the Washington, D.C. public school system in a push to prioritize patriotism in the nation’s capital, Fox News Digital has learned.

The PLEDGE Act proposal would require teachers to feature the American Flag in their classrooms, and for administrators to provide students the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day.

«Currently, there are schools in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, that do not display our flag or set aside time for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but they do teach them to be activists,» claims the press release shared with Fox News Digital.

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In a city where Pride flags and progressive causes are prominently displayed across the district, some conservatives say patriotic symbols like the American flag have taken a back seat in schools — fueling concerns about how civic values are being taught to the next generations of Americans.

«Radicals want to teach kids to be ashamed of the United States of America and how to be activists instead. We should be teaching kids why America is worth loving, and most importantly, the principles and values that make America worth defending,» said Moody in the release.

Over 40 states have varying Pledge requirements in their schools — but not in the nation’s capital.

«My PLEDGE Act helps restore pride in our nation by reminding students every day of the freedom, responsibilities, and blessings that come with being an American, and the sacrifices made for our flag and everything it represents,» Moody said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.

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Protestors repaint «Defund the Police» on Black Lives Matter Plaza on the final night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The bill comes amid a mayoral race in D.C., where socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George is the frontrunner. This continues a trend in the nationwide rise of the far-left Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) movement, which often spouts anti-American rhetoric.

The DSA platform, which aims to appeal to younger voters, wants to replace free-market capitalism with social ownership. It also pushes for major constitutional changes, like abolishing the Electoral College and expanding voting rights for noncitizens.

Younger Americans are significantly less likely to express strong national pride than older generations, with just 41% of Generation Z saying they are extremely or very proud to be American, according to a June 2025 Gallup poll.

The same poll says 58% of U.S. adults say they are «extremely» or «very» proud to be American, the lowest level the pollsters have recorded since it began asking the question in 2001.

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The DC Public School (DCPS) curriculum calls for students to learn more progressive politics, from studying Harvey Milk to learning how the LGBTQ+ community has shaped and defined the Washington, D.C., community.

For example, fifth-grade social studies standards in the district require students to analyze the rise of queer culture during the Black Renaissance and also require students to compare the experiences of LGBTQ+ service members returning to the U.S. after World War II, according to their 2023 Social Study Standards.

Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., leaves the Senate floor after a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 21, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

During President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration restored patriotic symbols to the nation’s capital by installing two large American flags on the White House grounds and removing the «Black Lives Matter» street mural on the plaza just blocks from the executive residence.

Washington, D.C., has long been a focal point for political demonstrations and protests. Trump, in his second term, deployed the National Guard to help bolster safety in the city.

Fox News Digital reached out to DCPS for comment.

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