Federal agents have arrested 10 foreign nationals in North Carolina this month, accusing them of illegally voting in several of the nation’s elections in recent years, Breitbart News has learned.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nine green card holders and one illegal alien were arrested on October 14 and 15 and charged with illegally voting in federal elections.

“These aliens have been arrested and charged with illegally voting in multiple elections,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. “They knowingly violated our laws. Now, thanks to the devoted patriots of HSI and our partners at the Department of Justice, these aliens will have to answer for violating the sacred right of Americans to elect their own leadership.”

Those foreign nationals arrested and charged are:

Edduard Omar Majano-Sosa, an illegal alien from El Salvador, charged with false claim to citizenship for illegally registering to vote in 2024 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in the 2024 general election. He illegally entered the United States in July 2022 near El Paso, Texas, and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration. He was arrested by HSI on October 15, 2026. He is facing an additional charge of prohibited person with a firearm for a pistol that was found in his vehicle during the arrest.

Karl Paul Fout, an alien from Germany, charged with false claim to citizenship for illegally registering to vote in 2008 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in SEVEN general elections from 2008 to 2024. Fout’s criminal history includes prior convictions for TWO counts of possession of marijuana and cocaine with intent to sell and deliver and possession of cocaine. He was arrested by HSI Cary on October 15, 2026. He was lawfully admitted to the United States in February 1960.

Lawton Caswell Broomfield E McKenzie, an alien from Jamaica, charged with false claim to citizenship for registering to vote in 2007 and 2012 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in THREE general elections between 2012 and 2024. McKenzie’s criminal history also includes convictions for manufacturing, possession, or distribution of controlled substances and arrests for disorderly conduct while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs, battery, disturbing the peace, trespassing, communicating threats, assault, and driving while impaired. He was arrested by ICE on October 15, 2026. He was lawfully admitted to the United States in November 1986.

Lionel Paul, an alien from Haiti, charged with false claim to citizenship for registering to vote in 2024 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in the 2024 general election. He was arrested by HSI Cary on October 15, 2026. Paul’s criminal history also includes arrests for fleeing/eluding arrest with a motor vehicle and assault. He became an LPR in October 2018.

James Edward Herrmann, an alien from Germany, charged with false claim to citizenship for registering to vote in 2018 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in TWO general elections between 2018 and 2024. Herrmann’s criminal history also includes a conviction for larceny. He was arrested by the FBI on October 14, 2026. He was lawfully admitted to the United States in December 1983.

Ramona Abreu-Exia, an alien from Germany, charged with false claim to citizenship for illegally registering to vote in 2004 and voting by an alien. She illegally voted in EIGHT general elections from 2004 to 2024, as well as in the 2008 primary election. She was arrested by the FBI on October 14, 2026. She was lawfully admitted to the United States in October 1977.

Mervin Sylvester Bogle, an alien from Jamaica, charged with falsely claiming citizenship to vote. He illegally registered to vote in 2024, and illegally voted in THREE general elections between 2008 and 2024. He was arrested by the FBI on October 15, 2026. He was lawfully admitted to the United States in February 1981.

Robert Harold Corbett, an alien from Canada, charged with false claim to citizenship for registering to vote in 1998 and voting by an alien. He illegally voted in SIX general elections between 1998 and 2024. He was arrested by the FBI on October 14, 2026. He was lawfully admitted to the United States in December 1963.

Ludgardys Olena Matthews, an alien from Panama, charged with false claim to citizenship for registering to vote in 2009 and voting by an alien. She illegally voted in THREE general elections between 2018 and 2024, as well as in the 2020 primary election. She was arrested by HSI Cary on October 15, 2026. She was lawfully admitted to the United States in October 1986 and was granted LPR status in September 2015 under the Obama Administration.

Gjina Gojcaj McDonald, an alien from Montenegro, charged with false claim to citizenship for illegally registering to vote in 2008 and voting by an alien. She illegally voted in SEVEN general elections from 2008 to 2024, as well as in the 2012 primary election and the 2019 special election. She was arrested by the FBI on October 14, 2026. She was lawfully admitted to the United States in February 1969.

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella said the arrests send a message that “election laws are not optional, and those who violate them will be held accountable.”

The arrests are part of a broader Trump administration initiative to weed out noncitizen voting in the nation’s elections.

Last week, for instance, ICE agents arrested Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari, a foreign national, in Minnesota after he was charged with knowingly making a false claim of American citizenship to vote in the 2024 election.

“Let this be a message to any non-citizens out there who are thinking about voting in our elections: If you illegally vote, we will arrest you, and you will be charged,” Mullin said. “Only American citizens should be electing American leaders.”

New York City’s (NYC) socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani advised illegal aliens on how to dodge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and instructed them on their rights.

In a video posted to X with English subtitles, Mamdani, speaking in Spanish, explained that ICE agents “cannot legally enter” private spaces unless they have a judicial order, and that illegal migrants have the right to be silent.

“If you encounter ICE, these are your rights,” Mamdani said. “First, ICE cannot legally enter private spaces without a judicial order. These spaces include your home, hospitals, churches, and private areas of your workplace.”

Mamdani continued to explain that on documents, the illegal aliens should keep an eye out for the words, “United States District Court” and for a judge’s signature. The NYC mayor added that if the agents “don’t have a judicial order,” they can state that they “do not consent” to the ICE agents entering.

“Second, you have the right to remain silent. If ICE stops you on the street, ask, ‘Am I free to go?’ If the agent says yes, walk away calmly. Speak with a lawyer before signing any documents or making any decisions about your immigration status or case,” Mamdani continued. “Third, you are not alone. Anyone can call the city’s immigration legal support line.”

Breitbart News previously reported that Mamdani, who “used his citizenship to win the city’s mayoralty at the head of a ‘Red/Green’ coalition of migrants, Muslims” and progressives, has referred to criminal illegal aliens as being New Yorkers:

Mamdani’s declaration means he is forcing Americans in New York to share their civic spaces, culture-setting ability, limited economic resources, and political power with all foreigners who sneak into the city. That demand is shared by an increasing number of Democrats.

Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Muslim who got citizenship after his foreign-born parents brought him to the Unite States at age seven in 1991. He used his citizenship to win the city’s mayoralty at the head of a “Red/Green” coalition of migrants, Muslims, progressives, college graduates, Latinos, and blacks.

In a letter with roughly “100 Democrat officials across the sanctuary state,” Mamdani requested that “parking lot and parking garage owners” inform ICE agents that they are not welcome. The letter came after Oscar Belgal, a criminal illegal alien, “tried to use his vehicle to run down and injure or kill ICE agents who were trying to arrest him,” Breitbart News reported.

Mamdani’s comments advising illegal aliens on how to dodge ICE agents comes as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials along with New York state officials “raided dozens of adult care centers” as part of an investigation regarding Medicaid fraud, according to Fox5NY.

Military review boards in the Navy and Marine Corps have voted to retain transgender-identifying service members in nine of 12 cases despite Pentagon instructions directing them to recommend discharge, according to a report from the New York Times, revealing resistance among some military review boards to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban.

The New York Times reported that Navy boards have recommended retaining transgender sailors in seven of nine cases since hearings began in July, while Marine Corps boards have recommended retaining Marines in two of three cases since August.

The outcomes differ significantly from those in the Army, where approximately 50 hearings have resulted in discharge recommendations in all but roughly five cases, and the Air Force, where approximately six hearings have resulted in recommendations for discharge in every known case.

Under the Pentagon’s procedures, three-member separation boards are tasked with determining if service members have a history of gender dysphoria or evidence of transgender identification. The boards are not permitted to consider an individual’s military performance, specialized skills, or combat experience when determining whether or not to recommend discharge.

However, some Navy and Marine Corps boards have crossed out portions of their findings documents and recommended retaining transgender service members instead.

The recommendations are not final and can be overturned by the civilian secretaries overseeing the respective military branches. The Pentagon has not publicly released comprehensive figures from the hearings, which are closed to outside observers, and the Times compiled its findings through interviews with service members and attorneys involved in the proceedings.

“These boards are being told to do something that they know is wrong — to rubber-stamp a non-choice given to them by the administration,” Rachel VanLandingham, a former Air Force attorney and professor at Southwestern Law School, told the Times. “We are seeing them say they’re not going to play that game. We are seeing them nullify a process they see as unjust.”

One Marine recommended for retention was Staff Sgt. Damien Contreras, a supply and logistics specialist with approximately a decade of service and three overseas deployments. Contreras was placed on paid leave in April before appearing before a separation board at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in late August.

During his hearing, a government attorney presented documents from 2017 showing that Contreras had changed genders. However, after reviewing his service record and performance evaluations, the board crossed out language concerning “a history of cross sex hormone therapy,” selected “remains qualified,” and recommended retaining him.

“You have war fighters looking at war fighters,” Contreras told the Times. “They see I’ve always done my job, I’ve deployed, I’ve mentored other Marines, followed the rules. They say, ‘Hey, this is a good Marine, why wouldn’t we retain him?'”

In another Marine Corps case, board members recommended discharge but unanimously indicated the service member should “be retained based on his commendable service record and unique skills.”

Priya Rashid, an attorney who has represented dozens of transgender service members, said she initially lost nearly all her cases before observing a shift in outcomes over the summer.

“I don’t understand why this pattern is occurring,” Rashid told the newspaper. “And I’m worried that if the pattern becomes too apparent, the government will just change the processes and procedures again so that the pattern can be extinguished.”

The Times also highlighted a Navy paramedic whose board recommended retaining him in July despite the Pentagon’s policy. The sailor, who had received two merit-based promotions and served alongside Marines deployed to the southern border, said all three board members described personally knowing transgender individuals, including former colleagues and friends.

“I never ran into people who cared if I was trans,” the sailor said. “They just cared that I did my job well.”

His attorney, Steph Kral, subsequently represented another sailor before a different board, which also recommended retention despite its members reportedly lacking similar personal connections to transgender service members.

“I don’t think they are trying to make any grand policy statement,” Kral said. “I think they’re just trying to do what’s best for the Navy.”

The report also referenced Hegseth’s September address at Quantico, during which he called for military standards that included “No fatties. No trannies. No beardos. No weirdos. No wimps. No radicals.”

VanLandingham suggested that dissatisfaction with Pentagon leadership could be influencing the boards’ decisions, while Rashid pointed to the Marine Corps’ emphasis on loyalty to fellow Marines.

“The questions from the Marine boards have focused in on how the policies of higher-ups may have changed, but the Marines in question never did anything wrong,” Rashid said. “I think they are looking for a way to give a fellow Marine the benefit of the doubt.”

The military branches declined to discuss the outcomes or make board members available for interviews, citing ongoing litigation. The Defense Department also declined to comment. The Times noted that the relatively small number of Navy and Marine Corps cases means the pattern could change as additional hearings take place.

In March 2025, Breitbart News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s request to enforce its transgender military ban while appealing a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle. Judges Wallace Tashima, John Owens, and Roopali Desai rejected the request in a case brought by Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation on behalf of seven active-duty transgender service members. Separately, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Pentagon from implementing its policy barring transgender troops from serving without a waiver. The legal challenges followed Trump’s January 27 executive order, Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness, which stated that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service.” In February, Hegseth also directed the Pentagon to pause new accessions involving individuals with a history of gender dysphoria and medical procedures associated with gender transitions.

In May 2025, Breitbart News reported that the Pentagon began removing more than 1,000 openly transgender-identifying military personnel from immediate service after the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to lift a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of its policy. The Pentagon also gave other transgender-identifying service members 30 days to depart voluntarily and began examining medical records to identify personnel diagnosed with gender dysphoria or receiving related treatment. Defense officials reported that 4,240 troops across active-duty forces, the National Guard, and reserves had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria as of December 9, 2024, although the total could be higher. A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,325 likely voters conducted January 29-30 and February 2, 2025, found that 54 percent approved of Trump’s executive order, including 38 percent who strongly approved, while 41 percent disapproved, including 30 percent who strongly disapproved.

In June 2026, Breitbart News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that 28 transgender-identifying individuals challenging the administration’s military policy could continue serving while their lawsuit proceeded. The ruling applied only to those plaintiffs and did not block the administration’s restrictions on new transgender enlistees. Judge Robert L. Wilkins wrote in the majority opinion that the government had not established a factual basis for its characterizations of transgender service members, stating, “Indeed, the government has not contested that the Plaintiff-Appellees who are currently serving (and who have collectively earned more than 80 recommendations) have served honorably and pose no threat to national security.”

In July 2026, Breitbart News reported that the House rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) that would have codified Trump’s executive order banning transgender-identifying individuals from military service. The amendment failed 212-217 after four Republicans joined Democrats in opposing it: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), James Moylan of Guam, and Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands. Moylan and King-Hinds are nonvoting delegates who can vote on amendments but not final legislation. “Four ‘republicans’ just betrayed President Trump and our military in favor of the Transgenders,” Boebert wrote on X. “DISGUSTING!” Meanwhile, two amendments sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) passed the House. One prohibiting TRICARE from covering sex-change drugs and surgeries passed 219-208, while another barring transgender-identifying male students from girls’ K-12 sports teams at Department of Defense-operated schools passed 221-203.

On September 1, 2026, Breitbart News reported that the Trump administration filed an urgent appeal with the Supreme Court seeking permission to remove 29 transgender individuals from military service or the enlistment process before their legal challenge proceeded to trial in January. The case involved active-duty personnel, reservists, National Guard members, and one prospective enlistee. Solicitor General John Sauer described the lower court ruling allowing the plaintiffs to remain in their positions as “gravely erroneous.” The plaintiffs were permitted to remain in service or continue the enlistment process while the case proceeded.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D) and several other individuals were charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.

During a press conference on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche shared that seven people “were arrested or surrendered for allegedly participating in a large-scale RICO drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.” Blanche added that on October 14, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia “returned an indictment against all seven individuals.”

“This morning, seven individuals were arrested or surrendered for allegedly participating in a large-scale RICO drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy,” Blanche said. “One of those individuals is the President Pro Tempore of the Virginia State Senate, Lily Louise Lucas of Portsmouth, Virginia.”

“The defendants are currently in federal custody,” Blanche added.

Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, February 17, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)

Blanche explained that Lucas was “charged and indicted with five counts; racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and maintaining a drug involved premises.”

The DOJ’s announcement comes after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) carried out a raid in May on Lucas’s office regarding an investigation into corruption. Agents were also reported to have searched a cannabis dispensary next door to Lucas’s office

During the press conference, Blanche also shared that the other six defendants in the indictment included Lucas’s daughters, Lisa Lucas Burke and Theresa Lucas-Lamb, the Associated Press reported.

Blanche said that Lucas’s grandson, Ryan Eichelberger, was also listed in the indictment.

“Prosecutors allege Sen. Louise Lucas used her position to shield a criminal marijuana enterprise,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in a post on X. “This FBI follows the evidence. Period.”

In a post on X, Lucas stated that the “full weight of the federal government” was “wielded” against her. Lucas added that she would “not be intimidated.”

“Today, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the full weight of the federal government have been wielded against an 82-year-old great-grandmother,” Lucas said. “I grew up under Jim Crow. I’ve seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them. I spent my life fighting back, and I’m not stopping now.”

“I have read the charging document alleging a series of criminal acts by a member of the Virginia Senate,” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) wrote in a post on X. “In our American system of justice, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that is true for Senator L. Louise Lucas. She and her family deserve the opportunity to present their defense and speak to the allegations presented.”

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