DOJ finds over 400 noncitizens registered to vote in Washington state Federal investigators identified more than 400 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in Washington state, with about 1,500 instances of ballot casting dating back to 1984, the Justice Department announced Monday. Federal investigators have identified more than 400 noncitizens who are illegally registered to vote in Washington state, and some have cast ballots in multiple elections dating back decades, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Many on the list are green card holders with legal immigration status and permanent residency, according to the US attorney's offices for the Eastern and Western districts of Washington. Neil Floyd, acting US attorney for the Western District of Washington, said in a statement that the office has identified over 400 noncitizens who are registered to vote and have voted in multiple elections. He added that this is only the tip of the iceberg.Noncitizens Voted Decades AgoIn total, Floyd said his office counted approximately 1,500 instances of noncitizens casting ballots. Some individuals voted only once or three times in past elections, while others voted as many as 27 times. Floyd said the earliest confirmed instance dates to 1984, with others in the late 1980s and early 1990s, predating Washington's transition to a vote-by-mail system.He said he had not checked whether any of the individuals voted in the upcoming midterms, explaining that he did not want to interfere with the current election. Investigators identified the noncitizen voters by comparing publicly available Washington voter lists with federal records, including US Citizenship and Immigration Services records. Those records showed that some people who applied for certain benefits had also voted. The process has been time-consuming because officials must verify citizenship one person at a time.Federal authorities would like access to Washington's full voter registration database to speed up verification. Floyd said the number of potential noncitizen voters could represent only a fraction of the broader population, because the list includes only individuals who sought certain benefits in Washington state. He estimated that if the population were expanded to include all people in the country illegally who have not had contact with authorities, the total would likely be in the thousands.If you take that population and expand it to include all the people here illegally that we have not had contact with, just my estimation is that it is going to be in the thousands, Floyd said. He said he has confirmed with high confidence that noncitizens are voting in both federal and state elections in Washington.Green Card Holders Registered UnknowinglyFederal officials said many green card holders were registered to vote without their knowledge through Washington's Motor Voter program, which integrates voter registration into the state's Department of Licensing. According to a DOJ notice, green card holders have reported being registered against their knowledge through the program, then receiving a ballot in the mail and assuming they were legally registered. The notice stated that is simply not the case.Washington's secretary of state website says eligible residents are automatically registered only if they provide proof of US citizenship during a driver's license or ID card process. The findings have prompted federal officials to identify patterns in how the voter registration process has failed. The DOJ is asking Washington state to set aside certain ballots and is seeking changes to the state's voter registration system.According to the DOJ notice, federal officials are asking Washington to set aside ballots cast by the identified individuals until their citizenship status can otherwise be confirmed. The notice said Washington is now on notice that noncitizens are voting, and it is up to the state to take action to make sure they are not allowing these noncitizens to vote illegally. The DOJ noted that voting as a noncitizen can have serious consequences for those seeking to become US citizens.Federal Charges And California CasePotential criminal charges include making false statements in a naturalization application, and some individuals could also face charges for fraudulent voter registration. The move builds on the DOJ's legal action against Los Angeles County, where it has sought to set aside roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to individuals whose citizenship status is in question. The Justice Department recently sued California to stop the state from counting mailed ballots from those voters until their citizenship could be verified.The DOJ has verified 20,000 noncitizens on California voter rolls, according to a federal prosecutor. A federal appeals court, the Ninth Circuit, has questioned the Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside the 20,000 California mail ballots. Los Angeles County officials have also faced a similar issue with verifying the citizenship of registered voters beyond what they state on their registration forms.Meanwhile, immigration officials told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that dozens of noncitizens have also been arrested nationwide in a major voter fraud crackdown. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital numerous illegal aliens had also admitted to unlawfully registering to vote or casting ballots in US elections. Of the dozens of suspects arrested, at least 18 had voted in a federal election.Nationwide Voter Fraud ArrestsThe individuals were from a range of countries, including Mexico, Somalia, Honduras, Guyana, Cuba, Germany, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Vietnam, El Salvador, Cambodia, Guatemala, Portugal and Italy. Many also faced charges for numerous alleged crimes, including counterfeiting, fraud, kidnapping, DUI, sexual offenses, assault with a dangerous weapon, drug possession and burglary. Floyd emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and that the confirmed cases are based only on individuals who had contact with federal benefits systems.He said the true scale of noncitizen voting in Washington state remains unknown but is likely much larger than the 400 identified so far. Federal authorities continue to push for expanded access to state voter data to complete their review.