Honduran National Exposed in Los Angeles Voter Fraud Case, Highlighting Rampant Non-Citizen Voting
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A Honduran citizen has been arrested in California on felony charges of fraudulent voter registration, underscoring the urgent need to crack down on non-citizen voting and secure America's elections.
Los Angeles federal prosecutors announced Friday that Darwin Jonathan Rivera Flores, a Honduran national, was charged with two felony counts of fraudulent voter registration and false claim of U.S. citizenship. If convicted, Rivera Flores faces deportation—a necessary consequence for those who undermine the integrity of U.S. elections. Rivera Flores, who entered the country during the George W. Bush administration and holds a green card, allegedly registered to vote without being a citizen, according to the Department of Justice. While he did not cast a ballot, the mere act of registration exposes vulnerabilities in the system.
"Today’s arrest is the first of many to come. Unfortunately, because states like California allow non-citizens to easily register to vote and receive a ballot by mail, there’s no telling how many non-citizens are currently registered to vote," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, highlighting the dangerous loopholes that threaten election security.
Essayli reiterated the Justice Department’s demand for California to comply with a much-needed audit of its voter rolls, a call previously made by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon. This case follows Rivera Flores’ prior misdemeanor conviction for interfering with immigration law enforcement at a federal building in Camarillo, for which he received only probation—a slap on the wrist for undermining law and order.
The White House pointed to the arrest as proof that non-citizen voting is a real and growing threat. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told reporters that “the evidence of non-citizens registering to vote in our elections continues to pile up,” reinforcing the need for vigilance.
In November, California voters will decide on a ballot measure to require voter-ID and citizenship verification for registration, a common-sense proposal championed by Republican legislators Tony Strickland and Carl DeMaio to protect the sanctity of the vote.