2026年4月23日 美国东部时间下午4:56 / 福克斯新闻
何塞·塞瓦略斯在担任冷泉市市长两届后，对三项扰乱选举秩序的罪名认罪
作者：查尔斯·克赖茨 福克斯新闻
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据联邦当局消息，一名墨西哥裔绿卡持有者、曾担任堪萨斯州小镇市长的人士，因多次非法投票承认犯有选民欺诈罪。他还在选民登记文件中虚假宣称自己拥有美国公民身份。
这起案件正值美国围绕选民欺诈和选举诚信的辩论持续之际，特朗普政府正推动多项措施，旨在打击非法移民并收紧选举保障机制。
据美国国土安全部消息，曾担任堪萨斯州冷泉市市长两届的何塞·“乔”·塞瓦略斯本周在堪萨斯州总检察长克里斯·科巴克办公室的起诉下，对三项扰乱选举秩序的罪名认罪。
塞瓦略斯还曾在1995年有过一项殴打前科。他于1990年获得绿卡，并于今年2月申请了美国公民身份。
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据国土安全部消息，当局称何塞·塞瓦略斯-阿尔门达雷斯（如图插所示）尽管并非公民，却非法参与美国选举。（美联社照片/基思·斯特拉科西克 资料图；美国国土安全部提供）
在那份公民身份申请中，联邦当局指控他虚假声称自己从未宣称过自己是美国公民。
国土安全部助理部长劳伦·比斯称赞特朗普政府时期的SAVE项目帮助将塞瓦略斯绳之以法。
该数据库用于帮助各州甄别合法与非法入境者，但包括宾夕法尼亚州夏皮罗政府在内的民主党人曾指责该系统存在差异，此前有非法移民卡车司机被发现持有该州的商业驾照。
比斯表示：“SAVE项目是州和地方政府维护全国选举诚信的关键工具。特朗普总统始终明确表示：没有什么比我们选举的诚信和安全更根本的了。”
比斯称，塞瓦略斯的案例充分说明国会为何必须通过《SAVE美国法案》，她将该法案称为“要求选民出示带照片身份证件并实施其他关键措施以保护联邦选举免受欺诈的常识性立法”。
“我们的选举属于美国公民，而非外国公民，”她说道。
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比斯的办公室向福克斯新闻数字频道提供了一份堪萨斯州选民登记表的副本，塞瓦略斯在该表中虚假宣称自己是公民，同时还有他的入籍申请文件，文件中他曾发誓自己从未作出过此类声明。
据国土安全部数据，自2025年4月以来，已有超过2.4万起通过SAVE系统识别出的潜在非公民出现在选民登记名单上的案件。
去年11月，科巴克宣布对塞瓦略斯提起最初的指控，称他是冷泉市“最近获得连任”的市长。
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当时，美国公民及移民服务局发言人马修·特拉格塞称这一情况“绝对不可接受且令人悲哀”，但表示“鉴于美国多年来宽松的选举安全状况，这并不令人意外”。
“从上台第一天起，特朗普政府就将加强SAVE项目列为首要任务，以便各州能够核实只有美国公民才能出现在选民登记名单上，”他说道。
“我很感谢特朗普总统实施了SAVE项目，以帮助各州并防止此类情况发生，”堪萨斯州务卿斯科特·施瓦布补充道。
福克斯新闻数字频道的基拉·麦克唐纳对本文亦有贡献。
查尔斯·克赖茨是福克斯新闻数字频道的记者。
他于2013年加入福克斯新闻，担任撰稿人和制作助理。
查尔斯负责报道福克斯新闻数字频道的媒体、政治和文化领域新闻。
查尔斯是宾夕法尼亚州本地人，毕业于天普大学，获广播新闻学学士学位。新闻线索可发送至charles.creitz@fox.com。
Noncitizen ex-Kansas mayor pleads guilty to illegally voting multiple times
April 23, 2026 4:56pm EDT / Fox News
Jose Ceballos pleaded guilty to three counts of disorderly election conduct after serving two terms as Coldwater mayor
By Charles Creitz Fox News
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A Mexican native green card holder who recently served as mayor of a small Kansas town pleaded guilty to voter fraud after illegally voting multiple times, according to federal authorities. He also falsely claimed U.S. citizenship on voter registration documents.
The case comes as debate continues over voter fraud and election integrity, with the Trump administration pushing measures aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and tightening election safeguards.
Jose “Joe” Ceballos, who formerly served as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, for two terms, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of disorderly election conduct following a prosecution by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Ceballos also has a prior conviction for battery in 1995. He was issued a green card in 1990 and applied for U.S. citizenship in February.
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Authorities say Jose Ceballos-Armendariz, shown inset, unlawfully voted in U.S. elections despite not being a citizen, according to DHS.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File ; Department of Homeland Security)
On that citizenship application, federal authorities allege he falsely claimed that he had never previously claimed to be a U.S. citizen.
Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis credited the Trump-era SAVE program for helping bring Ceballos to justice.
The database is used to help states determine who is in the country legally versus illegally, but Democrats, including the Shapiro administration in Pennsylvania, have blamed alleged discrepancies in the system after illegal immigrant truckers were found to hold their state’s CDLs.
“The SAVE program is a critical tool for state and local governments to safeguard the integrity of elections across the country,” Bis said. “President Trump has been unequivocal: Nothing is more fundamental than the integrity and security of our elections.”
Bis said the Ceballos case is an exemplar for why Congress must pass the SAVE America Act, which she called “commonsense legislation that requires voters to present photo ID and implements other critical measures to protect federal elections from fraud.”
“Our elections belong to American citizens, not foreign citizens,” she said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380418587112
Bis’ office shared with Fox News Digital a facsimile of a Kansas state voter registration form on which Ceballos falsely claimed to be a citizen, as well as his naturalization application on which he had attested that he had never made such a claim.
Since April 2025, more than 24,000 cases have been identified via the SAVE system as potential noncitizens who were on the voter rolls, according to DHS.
In November, Kobach announced the original charges against Ceballos, describing him as “recently reelected” in Coldwater.
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https://www.foxnews.com/video/6389195596112
At the time, USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser called the situation “absolutely unacceptable and sad,” but said it was no surprise “given the years of lax voting security in the United States.”
“From day one, the Trump administration has made strengthening the SAVE program a top priority so states can verify that only U.S. citizens are on the voter rolls,” he said.
“I’m grateful that President Trump implemented the SAVE program to help states and to prevent situations like this,” added Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab.
Fox News Digital’s Kiera McDonald contributed to this report.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.
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