hearings or filing deadlines. There are no pending immigration proceedings, he added, but Cook has an immigration lawyer in the event that changes.

Spokespersons for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

Cook is latest arrest in Trump's nationwide crackdown on noncitizen voting

First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, whose upstate New York office is prosecuting the case, said Cook's arrest showed  voter fraud is rampant  in the state.

Other federal agencies amplified the statement on social media, even as the administration's own investigations have demonstrated that such instances are incredibly rare and been shown not to change the outcome of elections.

 We cannot and will not allow the votes of American citizens to be canceled out by noncitizens illegally voting in our elections,  the Homeland Security wrote in a post on X that included Sarcone's statement.

In California, federal authorities on Monday charged more than two dozen legal permanent residents with illegally casting ballots or registering to vote. Weeks earlier, 10 people were charged in Minnesota with illegally voting over the last three elections.

Supporters say Cook is a valuable member of the community

Cook's supporters, meanwhile, described her as a vital part of the local community where she had lived nearly all of her life and had starred in college basketball.

The Syracuse University athletics department confirmed Cook was the team's leading scorer in the 1979-80 season, averaging 15 points per game. She also holds the school record for most steals in a single season.

Fred Daley, pastor at All Saints Church, said Cook is an active member of the parish who for years has been the church's go-to Easter Bunny, decked out in full costume during the spring holiday season.

 If the government wanted to make a case, they chose the wrong person,  he said.  She's a poster child of an amazing person. She's highly respected throughout the community. 

Dale Avers, a parishioner who has known Cook for almost 20 years, described her as a  person of service  who  never sought limelight.  She said Cook supports low-income families and youth as the YMCA's community school program director.

 I'm in total shock that they're putting this much effort into this,  Avers said.  They understood the story. There was no intent. There's no malice. There was no deception involved.