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Mitchell, a Jamaican man, was charged with illegally participating in US elections from 2000 to 2022 and concealing voting records during the naturalization process. He was arrested by ICE and faces multiple federal charges.
A Jamaican man is suspected of being in the United States illegally, the New York Post reportsvote For 22 years, he also lied when applying for naturalization, saying he had never registered to vote or run in an election. The US federal law enforcement agency announced on Tuesday (3rd), election day, that the man had been arrested.
Americamigrant And Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Antonio. Patterson lives in New Jersey, and has permanent residence status in the United States. Antonio Michel was arrested on 28 October. He is suspected of illegally participating in elections at all levels in the United States from 2000 to 2022, and then he applied for it.American citizen Hide relevant records while revealing your identity.
According to a criminal complaint filed in New Jersey federal court, Mitchell registered as a voter in New Jersey in 2012. At the time, he swore under oath that he was an American citizen and was suspected of illegally registering to vote. The complaint also said that he had personally gone to the polling station on November 8, 2022, to participate in that year’s Federal House of Representatives election.
Mitchell was also accused of deliberately concealing his previous voting record when applying for naturalization. Court documents state that when he filled out the naturalization application on January 31, 2025, he marked “no” on the question “whether he had ever registered or voted in any federal, state, or local election in the United States.”
On September 24 of that year, when he was interviewed by ICE officers during the naturalization process, he once again refused to register to vote or participate in the elections. As of March 25, 2026, in another ICE interview, he still made the same denials.
Mitchell has been released on $25,000 bail, but currently faces multiple federal charges, including voting by an alien in a federal election, attempting to illegally obtain U.S. citizenship, and making false statements during the naturalization process.
ICE Assistant Director of Public Affairs Micah Bock said in a statement that it is the right of eligible voters to participate in US elections. Those who knowingly violate federal election laws face serious consequences.
He stressed that ICE will not turn a blind eye to suspected federal crimes just because they involve elections. “The law applies to everyone and we will enforce it according to the law.”
News of Mitchell’s arrest was announced as congressional and gubernatorial elections were taking place across the country. Just last week, federal law enforcement announced that it had uncovered cases of election fraud involving non-US citizens and arrested more than 400 people.
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He is accused of running in elections at all levels in the United States several times between 2000 and 2022. He claimed to be a US citizen when he registered to vote in 2012 and then voted in 2022.
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Court documents state that in his naturalization application dated January 31, 2025, and in two subsequent ICE interviews, he denied ever registering to vote or running in any US election.
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Mitchell has been released on $25,000 bail, but still faces federal charges of overseas voting in a federal election, unlawful attempts to obtain citizenship, and making false statements during the naturalization process.
