Trump's 278,000 noncitizen voter claim vs 73 convictions since 1996

Federal court records list only 129 total prosecutions under the alien-voting law since 1996, with 30 dismissed and 26 still pending.

Reuters identified the convictions using federal court records and the Federal Judicial Center's case database.
86 of the 129 cases were brought during Trump's own five and a half years in office.
49 of 62 defendants with determinable status were lawful permanent residents, not unauthorized immigrants.

Why it matters: 278,000 alleged noncitizen voters and 73 convictions in thirty years are not the same fact.

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