Democrat Arrested After ICE Found Out He’s NOT a US Citizen
The former mayor of a conservative Kansas town was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Wednesday after admitting last year that he voted in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen.
Joe Ceballos, a lawful permanent U.S. resident born in Mexico, was detained during a meeting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Wichita, according to his attorney, Jess Hoeme.
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Hoeme said Ceballos now fears possible deportation.
TCeballos, 55, resigned as mayor of Coldwater in December while facing state charges related to unlawful voting by a noncitizen.
According to his attorney, he acknowledged during a 2025 citizenship interview that he had voted without realizing green card holders are not eligible to participate in federal elections.
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Ceballos later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in a plea agreement with the office of the Kansas attorney general after initially being charged with illegal voting.
The case has drawn attention from the Trump administration and prompted demonstrations of support in his hometown. Supporters gathered outside the federal building in Wichita, holding signs reading “We Support Mayor Joe” and “ICE Out” as Ceballos entered the building.
“Thinking what could happen — it’s just kind of crazy,” Ceballos told reporters. “Obviously nervous. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know where they’re going to take me and what I can and can’t do inside there.”
This year, Donald Trump has urged Republicans in Congress to pass the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documented proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
The administration has also expanded a Department of Homeland Security program used to verify citizenship status. At least 25 states, most of them led by Republicans, have used the system to review voter registration rolls.
Joe Ceballos was brought to the United States from Mexico by family members when he was 4 years old. His attorney, Jess Hoeme, said the next step will be seeking his release on bond before an immigration judge.
Hoeme said Ceballos registered to vote at age 18 during a school trip to the Comanche County Courthouse, where students were encouraged to sign up on site, the Associated Press reported.
He was elected twice as mayor of Coldwater, a town of roughly 700 residents, and also served on the city council. Although he won reelection in November, he resigned after Kris Kobach charged him with unlawful voting and election perjury.
Democrats and their media allies continue to argue that “vote fraud is rare,” but the Justice
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, announced in March that a comprehensive review conducted by the DOJ of approximately 50 to 60 million voter records has revealed hundreds of thousands of ineligible registrations.
The audit of voter registration records found more than 300,000 deceased individuals still listed as active voters, as well as tens of thousands of non-citizens who have already cast ballots in federal elections.
Inaccurate voting rolls combined with shotgunning mail-in ballots to every address listed on them can lead to widespread vote fraud, Republicans have repeatedly argued.
Dhillon’s team has been actively addressing the issue of inaccurate voter rolls since President Trump took office.
In December 2025, a report noted that an initial review of 47.5 million records revealed over 260,000 deceased voters and thousands of illegal registrations.
The situation has now worsened, and the assessment only covers a limited number of states that have agreed to cooperate.
“We have run some records for some states. So, I think we’ve run something between 50 and 60 million voter records so far. And, you know, during this president’s tenure, we have found hundreds of thousands of people who shouldn’t be on the voter rolls—people who are dead, people who have moved, and duplicate registrations,” Dhillon told Newsmax TV at the time.
Ilhan Omar Arrested - Refused to Leave and Fought Police
Minneapolis, Minnesota - June 16, 2026
Newly released police records show that Rep. Ilhan Omar was arrested for trespassing in 2013 after refusing multiple orders to leave a Minneapolis hotel lobby. According to the Hennepin County police report, Omar became argumentative with officers and physically resisted when police attempted to escort her from the premises.
The incident occurred on January 18, 2013, after an event at the Minneapolis Convention Center featuring former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Large crowds followed the presidential convoy to the Hotel Ivy, where the president was staying. Hotel staff requested police assistance to clear the lobby, stating that only guests with room keys were permitted to remain.
When an officer approached Omar and asked her to leave, she refused. The report states that Omar was “argumentative” and stood her ground.
“As she stood her ground and refused to leave, I took hold of her left elbow to escort her from the lobby. Omar then pulled away from me, stating, ‘Don’t put your hands on me!’” the officer wrote.
Ten minutes later, the same officer found Omar seated in another area of the lobby. After being informed she would be arrested for trespassing if she did not leave, Omar again refused to comply.
The officer attempted to handcuff her while she remained seated in a chair. Omar pulled away during the arrest. She was ultimately booked into Hennepin County Jail.
“Omar was booked at [Hennepin County Jail] as I felt it was likely that she would fail to respond to a citation, and she also demonstrated that she was going to continue her criminal behavior,” the officer wrote in the report.
The newly surfaced document adds to the long list of controversies surrounding the Minnesota congresswoman.
Hannah Dugan Sentenced to 10 Years: Ex-Judge Helped Undocumented Immigrant Flee ICE in Court
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — June 16, 2026
THE SENTENCING HEARING for former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan has been postponed indefinitely as a federal court takes under advisement a high-stakes defense motion aimed at completely overturning her felony conviction.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman opted to halt the scheduled June 3, 2026 proceedings to consider extensive oral arguments regarding recent appellate case law and procedural standards that could render the baseline foundation of the government's case legally invalid.
Dugan, 67, faces a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison following a split verdict delivered by a federal jury in December 2025. The panel found her guilty of one felony count of obstructing an official federal proceeding but acquitted her on a misdemeanor charge of concealing an individual from arrest.
The criminal charges stem from a highly controversial April 18, 2025 incident inside the Milwaukee County Courthouse involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and an undocumented immigrant.
"The defense maintains that the administrative execution of a standard immigration warrant does not meet the strict statutory definitions of an official federal proceeding required under obstruction laws."
The structural trial evidence demonstrated that ICE agents arrived at the county courthouse to detain Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national who had re-entered the United States illegally and was appearing before Dugan on a state misdemeanor battery matter.
According to official court testimony, Dugan confronted the agents outside her courtroom door, informing them that their administrative paperwork did not authorize a summary arrest within her state court facility. She then directed the officers to the chief judge's office before utilizing a private jury exit corridor to escort Flores-Ruiz and his defense attorney safely out of the building.
Agents remaining in the immediate vicinity observed the departure and apprehended Flores-Ruiz outside the municipal facility following a short foot chase.
Dugan resigned from her judicial seat shortly after the split jury verdict was finalized. While many legal observers originally anticipated a multi-year prison sentence if the felony conviction stood, first-time nonviolent offenders can alternatively receive probation or non-custodial outcomes depending on judicial discretion.
"The prosecution continues to push back forcefully against the request for a new trial, maintaining that the jury’s original verdict rested on sufficient, verified evidence and correctly applied federal law."
The case has commanded national attention from legal scholars as an unprecedented early test of a state court judge facing criminal prosecution for actions intersecting with federal immigration enforcement. The ongoing dispute has exposed deep rifts over the absolute authority of state jurists, courthouse safe-haven policies, and the true legal boundaries of domestic judicial discretion.
Judge Adelman did not issue an immediate ruling from the bench following the conclusion of oral arguments, stating that a comprehensive written order will follow. Consequently, the former judge's sentencing remains on hold until the court determines whether the underlying felony conviction will stand or be permanently vacated.
