Two Indian citizens were charged with election fraud in the United States for unlawfully registering as voters and casting their ballots in the 2024 presidential polls, the US Department of Justice said on Monday.
Amandeep Kaur and Kamlesh Shah were among 28 green card holders charged with election crimes in California.
A green card allows a foreign citizen to live and work permanently in the US. However, they do not have the right to vote in elections.
Of those charged, 11 were arrested in raids across the state.
Shah fraudulently registered to vote on the day of the November 2024 presidential election before casting his ballot, the department said in a statement.
Kaur, who is seeking to become a US citizen, fraudulently registered to vote in December 2022 and voted in the November 2024 election, it added.
While both the Indian citizens face felony charges, the statement did not clarify if they were among those arrested on Monday.
The arrests aimed “to combat and root out fraud in US elections and protect electoral integrity”, the department said.
Both criminal charges of making false statements in a naturalisation application and fraudulent voter registration are felonies that carry a maximum penalty of five years in a federal prison.
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