U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and their colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to prevent aliens from registering to vote in American elections.State officials across the country have recently taken steps to prevent, deter, and investigate cases of illegal voter registration by non-citizens, including in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio.
“As you are likely aware, the United States has experienced a record number of border encounters since President Biden took office—nearly 10 million—many of whom have been released into, or evaded apprehension while entering, the U.S.,” the Members of Congress wrote. “We’re writing to inquire regarding the efforts undertaken by your Department to enforce the law that prohibits non-citizens from voting in our elections.”
“Plainly, there are opportunities for and instances of non-citizen voter registration, and so the critical question is whether the laws against doing so are being enforced by your Department,” the Members of Congress continued. “There appear to have been few prosecutions by your Department under these laws, and there is no indication that you have been pursuing cases in places like Georgia and Ohio where aliens have been caught registering or voting.”
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- Co-signers of the letter include Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and JD Vance (R-Ohio), along with Representatives Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), Ben Cline (R-Va.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Lance Gooden (R-Texas), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), Andy Harris (R-Md.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Clay Higgins (R-La.), David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Cory Mills (R-Fla.), Barry Moore (R-Ala.), Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Gary Palmer (R-Ala.), August Pfluger (R-Texas), Bill Posey (R-Fla.), John Rose (R-Tenn.), Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Keith Self (R-Texas), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.).
