Federal agents collared suspects in a slew of voter fraud cases Monday morning, chasing targets across California drawn from a list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens in the state who allegedly registered to vote in next month's midterm election.

Under the effort dubbed  Operation Protect the Vote,  law enforcement authorities sought more than two-dozen foreign nationals charged with fraudulently registering to vote in US elections, in which most of them allegedly cast illegal ballots.

Homeland Security Investigations swooped on the Commerce home of Alexander Muñoz around 6 a.m. in one of the arrests.

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9 Authorities sought more than two dozen foreign nationals charged with fraudulently registering to vote in US elections. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

9 Federal agents collared suspects in a slew of voter fraud cases Monday morning, chasing targets across California. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

9 Homeland Security Investigations swooped on a Commerce home around 6 a.m. in one of the arrests. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

9 Omar Alexander Muñoz is a Belizean national charged with voter fraud in LA. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

The agents pounded on the front door, calling for Muñoz to come out. He emerged and was taken into custody.

Authorities say Muñoz, 72, a Belizean national, fraudulently registered to vote in September 2019, claiming he was a US citizen. He then voted in US elections in 2020, twice in 2022, and in 2024.

Muñoz also lied on his application to become a naturalized US citizen, when he falsely stated under oath to have never claimed to be a citizen, investigators say. He faces felony charges, including making false statements in a naturalization application.

9 The arrest is made during the voter fraud raid in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday. Carlin Stieh
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