Amid debate in Congress over requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, federal prosecutors in Alabama charged an illegal immigrant with obtaining a false identity in 2011 and voting unlawfully in multiple elections.
The Justice Department announced that the illegal immigrant from Guatemala agreed to a guilty plea after being charged with nine counts.
The illegal alien, identified as Angelica Maria Francisco, 42, voted in elections in 2016, 2020, and 2021, the Justice Department said. Francisco most recently lived in Russellville, Alabama, the agency said.
According to the plea agreement, Francisco assumed the false identity in 2011 to get a U.S. passport, which she used to travel to and from Guatemala in 2012, 2015, and 2018.
“Using the same false identity, Francisco also registered to vote in Alabama in 2016 and voted in the 2016 and 2020…
