Crapo, Risch, Hagerty Demand Answers on DOJ’s Lack of Prosecutions of Aliens Registering to Vote

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) led their colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) efforts to prevent aliens from registering to vote in American elections.

"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 lawmakers 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."

State officials across the country have recently taken steps to prevent, deter, and investigate cases of illegal voter registration by non-citizens, including in Idaho, South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee.

"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 lawmakers 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."

Co-signers of the letter include U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and JD Vance (R-Ohio), along with 42 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

A copy of the letter can be found here.