Senate Republicans launch crackdown on DC permitting illegal immigrants, noncitizens to vote in elections

Republican lawmakers target Washington, D.C., noncitizen voting rights following 2024 election participation by approximately 400 noncitizens in the nation's capital.

The National Mall seen from the top of the Washington Monument. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)

Noncitizen voters spoke to the Washington Post after the last election, including a woman named Ana Lemus who came to the U.S. more than a decade ago from El Salvador.

Her daughter, who was 4 years old at the time, said she is voting to help address "wealth inequality and police brutality" among other concerns. 

In the House, Rep. August Pflueger, R-Texas, is championing companion legislation. While Britt’s bill so far only has Republican co-sponsors, Pflueger’s effort has garnered about 50 Democratic supporters.

In addition to Washington, select communities in Maryland, New York and Vermont – plus California in certain school board races – allow illegal immigrant voting.

The first city to allow it was Takoma Park, Maryland, back in 1992. 

Current Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., helped spearhead that "Share The Vote" effort in the community, which abuts the nation’s capital to its northeast.

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