{"id":2578421,"date":"2026-03-11T04:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T04:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:22:05","slug":"ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE arrests \u2018criminal illegal alien\u2019 for voter fraud\u00a0in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that ICE adn FBI agents arrested Mahady Sacko, a 50-year-old man in Philadelphia, accusing him of voting fraud and referring to him as a \u201ccriminal, illegal alien.\u201d Sacko, originally from Mauritania, has lived illegally in the U.S. for more than 20 years after entering in 1998. He registered to vote in 2005 and reportedly voted in seven elections as 2008, including the 2024 presidential election, allegedly by falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Court records indicate Sacko voted in 2024 by lying about his citizenship, according to a U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office release.Prosecutors note his prior voting history but he is charged only with casting a ballot in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelan-gang-members-arrested-thousands-of-miles-from-border\/\" title=\"Venezuelan gang members apprehended far from border\">immigration judge ordered<\/a> Sacko\u2019s removal in 2000 and the Board of Immigration Appeals upheld that removal in 2002, but federal authorities never deported him becuase he did not have a valid Mauritanian passport. He reportedly remained in the U.S. and began voting in elections.<\/p>\n<p>The case has been highlighted by DHS official Lauren Bis, who condemned illegal voting and urged passage of the SAVE America act to ensure only citizens vote. If convicted, Sacko could face up to five years in federal prison; he was released on bail after a court appearance. The Philadelphia Inquirer has also noted that Sacko was registered as a Democrat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">ICE arrests &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >criminal illegal alien&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for voter fraud&nbsp;in Philadelphia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2528271\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents announced the arrest of a &ldquo;criminal, illegal alien&rdquo; accused of voting in seven elections since 2008. Mahady Sacko was apprehended in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\">Philadelphia<\/a>, Pennsylvania, and charged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sacko, 50, originally entered the country in 1998 and first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ice-arrests-noncitizen-allegedly-voting-seven-federal-elections-11650594\">registered<\/a> to vote in 2005, according to court documents. He cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election, falsely claiming that &ldquo;he was a U.S. citizen in order to vote and register to vote,&rdquo; noted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edpa\/pr\/illegal-alien-charged-fraudulently-voting-2024-federal-election\">release<\/a> by the United States Attorney&rsquo;s Office of Eastern Pennsylvania.&nbsp;ICE and the FBI worked together in his arrest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4487682\/trump-appoints-erika-kirk-to-air-force-academy-board-position\/\">Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board position<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4487059\/9th-circuit-first-grader-free-speech-rights-blm-drawing\/\">9th Circuit upholds first grader&#8217;s free speech rights in &#8216;black lives matter&#8217; drawing case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4487649\/bennie-thompson-democratic-primary-mississippi-house\/\">Bennie Thompson easily wins Democratic primary for Mississippi House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Sacko has been illegally voting in this country&hellip;&rdquo; read a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-blasts-biden-order-allowing-covid-vaccine-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise Blasts Biden Order Allowing Covid Vaccine To ...\">press release issued<\/a> by the Department of Homeland Security. &ldquo;He entered the U.S. near Miami, Florida, and an Immigration Judge ordered him removed. Sacko exhausted all appeals, and the Board of Immigration Appeals upheld his removal on November 14, 2002 &mdash; over two decades ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em> reported Sacko was registered as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>He is originally from Mauritania and has been living illegally in Philadelphia for more than two decades. An immigration judge originally ordered his deportation in 2000, but federal authorities never followed through with it because Sacko did not have a valid Mauritanian passport,&rdquo; according to the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>. Instead, he was allowed to remain in the U.S. and began voting in U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to the affidavit, he went on to vote in five federal general elections and two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-speaks-highly-of-president-trump-after-previous-critical-comments\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments\">primary elections<\/a> over the next two decades,&rdquo; the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer <\/em>reported. &ldquo;Prosecutors charged him only with casting a ballot in the 2024 election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Bis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia\/\" title=\"ICE arrests \u2018criminal ...\u2019 for ...r fraud\u00a0in ...\">newly appointed deputy assistant secretary<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, criticized Sacko&rsquo;s felony and stressed that illegal immigrants are not permitted to vote in U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4486270\/americans-democrats-ice-poll-gavin-newsom-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-kamala-harris\/\"><strong>POLL: AMERICANS VIEW ICE MORE POSITIVELY THAN DEMOCRATS, NEWSOM, AND AOC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This criminal illegal alien committed a felony by voting in federal elections dating back to 2008,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-who-voted-seven-federal-elections-2008\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Bis. &ldquo;Illegal aliens should NOT be electing American leaders. Our elections belong to American citizens, not foreign citizens.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bis referenced Sacko&rsquo;s illegal voting as a reason to support the SAVE America Act to ensure that only American citizens are voting in elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress must pass the SAVE America Act immediately to secure our elections,&rdquo; Bis said.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Sacko could face up to five years in federal prison. He was released on bail after a court appearance last week, the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/crime\/illegal-immigrant-election-fraud-philadelphia-arrest-20260305.html#loaded\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE arrests &#8216;illegal alien&#8217; for voter fraud in Philly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2578422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25183133393073.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8364,3813,72751],"class_list":["post-2578421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-voter-fraud-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25183133393073.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578425,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578421\/revisions\/2578425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}