Federal illegal voting arrest becomes latest flashpoint in Sherrill's battles with Trump administration

Federal agents in Hudson County, New Jersey arrested Sanata Coulibaly, a Senegalese national, on charges of unlawfully procuring citizenship or naturalization and voting as an alien after she allegedly cast ballots in three general elections. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the arrest, which involved DHS and FBI agents jointly executing a criminal warrant, and said his department would keep working to protect election integrity. The case lands amid an ongoing clash between the Trump administration and Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration over immigration enforcement and control of New Jersey's voter rolls, according to Fox News.

The arrest follows Sherrill's disclosure in July that a software error in the state's motor vehicle system had improperly registered about 6,600 people who had identified themselves as noncitizens, though the state later found fewer than 400 of them had actually voted. After that error came to light, New Jersey pushed back against federal requests for its voter rolls while conducting its own review. Mullin argued that voter fraud involving noncitizens is real despite denials from what he called sanctuary politicians.

Sherrill took office in January and soon signed Executive Order 12, limiting certain immigration enforcement activity on state property, a move that has fueled friction with Washington. Fox News Digital said it reached out to Sherrill for comment on the latest arrest.

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