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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced another round of alleged election crimes, including one case involving an illegal alien. A DOJ press release on Monday documented the details of the charges that involved people from Pakistan, Portugal, France, Peru, Jamaica, and Cuba, among others. 'Criminals who disrupt the integrity of America's elections will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.' 68-year-old Forrest Scott Woody of Hendersonville, North Carolina, was charged for allegedly voting twice in the 2024 election, once in North Carolina and once in Alabama, according to a press release from the DOJ. 78-year-old permanent legal resident Silvia Delgado Phelps from Peru was charged for allegedly voting in multiple elections in Baldwin County, Alabama, despite not being a U.S. citizen. 48-year-old Hacina Saadi, described by the DOJ as an illegal alien from France, was charged "by information with voting by an alien during the 2024 election." Two lawful permanent residents from Pakistan and another lawful permanent resident from Portugal were similarly charged. 42-year-old Staciann Pollion Davis, a lawful permanent resident from Jamaica, was charged for allegedly voting in the general election in Clarke County, Alabama, despite Davis not being a U.S. citizen. 64-year-old Andre’s Garcia, a lawful permanent resident from Cuba, allegedly voted in at least 15 elections, including at least 13 federal elections, over the last 20 years. 59-year-old Cary Ann Patterson, a lawful permanent resident from Britain, allegedly voted in at least 10 elections as an alien, based on records from the Gallia County Board of Elections in Ohio. RELATED: 3 people arrested for election FRAUD ring targeting homeless people in Los Angeles, says FBI A 69-year-old from Pakistan was arrested for allegedly voting in at least six elections, while a 63-year-old from the Philippines was arrested for allegedly illegally voting. Both were charged in the Northern District of Ohio. "Under President Trump, criminals who disrupt the integrity of America's elections will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," read a White House post about the announcement. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A 45-year-old male fatally shot seven of his relatives and one family friend in an Erie, Pennsylvania, home, on Friday, police told the Associated Press. The gunman took his own life, the AP said, adding that authorities have not released his name. One of the victims was eight months pregnant, police said in a news conference video. 'They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?' Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the gunman was related to seven of the victims, while the eighth victim was a friend of the pregnant woman, the outlet added. Police have not made the names of the victims public, the AP noted. A man whose 1-year-old daughter Amarianna was among the shooting victims told the outlet Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed. "I think that was a front for him," Julius Windham told the AP while standing at a memorial to shooting victims, who also included a 5-year-old boy. "Him every day, him smiling and being just — you would think ... nothing like that would happen," Windham added to the outlet. Mourners on Sunday placed candles, flowers, and stuffed animals outside the home where the man opened fire shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, the AP said, adding that Windham wore a T-shirt with pictures of the women and children and the words, "Forever In My Heart." "Words can't even explain what I'm going through right now," Windham added to the outlet. "But I gotta be strong for my community, you know what I'm saying? My family, my daughters, my sons, everybody." Chief Lorah said video and audio evidence investigators recovered included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two "distressed" women arrived and began pounding on the door, according to the AP, which added that the gunman came out of the house, shot them as they ran toward him, and then returned inside the house. RELATED: Male, 25, accused of shooting to death his mother, father, brother, and brother's girlfriend Responding officers found the two women dead outside, the outlet said. Police deployed a drone and robot, the AP said, adding that officers then went inside the home and found the bodies of the 5-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor. "Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home," the chief said at a news conference, according to the outlet. Lorah declined to discuss a motive for the shooting but suggested mental health could be a factor, the AP said, adding that the chief noted that investigators would talk to relatives and examine the cell phones of the women who were killed outside the home. "They knew something was going on at that house," Lorah also said, according to the outlet. "We have to figure out what that is." Nicole and Debra Eller, whose best friend was among the victims, told the AP they have known the family for more than 30 years. Nicole Eller added to the outlet that the shooter "was a good guy, and then he started going downhill with everything." "They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?" Debra Eller added to the AP. "Oh my gosh, this is so upsetting. This should have never happened to her or the kids or anybody. His grandchildren, his kids, how can you do that?" The outlet added that Erie Mayor Daria Devlin (D) at a Saturday news conference told the victims' families she was "so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier. ... Our entire community is with you; we're grieving with you. And we are here to support you." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Popular comedian Shane Gillis outraged many on the left during his monologue on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, and a high-profile actor is leading the charge. Gillis touched upon many subjects in his monologue, but one story especially triggered leftists: when he criticized women for dressing like "whores" at gyms. 'They are not objects. They are superior human beings to men, OK? And I’m sorry if this gets me in trouble with the internet, but fk!' "I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now,” said Gillis. “Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe [it]. Have you seen it? I’ve seen it. The shorts. Have you seen the shorts? There's neon ... they're like artificial bait-colored [shorts], and the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole. And don’t look! You’re not allowed to look.” "For real, don't look because they are filming. I'm in the background of like 10 TikToks right now," Gillis joked. While his joke got a large laugh from the audience, leftists had a different reaction: outrage. "Women wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them whores. It makes the men calling them whores misogynists. There’s a difference there. By the way, I’ve seen more men’s nipples at the gym than I’ve ever seen women showing their bodies off," actor Dan Levy of "Schitt's Creek" fame said in a video on Instagram. "But I’m speechless that something like that can exist on live national television. And to be perfectly honest, more men need to be standing up in opposition to it, because it’s complacency that has created the environment in which women are sexually assaulted, and it’s a 'conversation' as opposed to a 'crime,'" he added. He went on to say that men would treat women as objects because of speech like that from Gillis. "They are not objects. They are superior human beings to men, OK? And I’m sorry if this gets me in trouble with the internet, but fk!" Levy concluded. RELATED: Liberals are trying to CANCEL funnyman Nate Bargatze for what he did on Sunday Gillis has a history of being canceled by "Saturday Night Live." He was hired on as a cast member in 2019 and then abruptly fired after the woke mob unearthed clips from his podcast they said were homophobic and racist. His popularity has exploded since then, and his return five years later to host "SNL" enraged the critics who wanted him permanently canceled. Saturday's show was his third time hosting. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A program identified by the Trump administration as a potential significant source of fraud may be getting a major overhaul. Last Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule that could change a major "pipeline" for nonimmigrant students to get jobs in the United States. 'A $70,000 university-paid fee could dramatically shrink it and potentially make OPT unworkable for a large number of international graduates.' The DHS has proposed a new rule regarding the Optional Practical Training, a contingent program often used by nonimmigrant students with F-1 visas to find temporary employment within the United States. If finalized, the new rule would place a significant financial burden on universities if and when they decide to recommend a student for OPT. “Optional Practical Training was never meant to be a back door into the American workforce, a subsidy for cheap labor, or a prize for those who game the system,” a DHS spokesperson said in a press release. “DHS is upskilling OPT to require foreign students to justify their worth to employers. American workers should not have to compete against a program that has been turned into a pipeline for cheap foreign labor.” RELATED: JD Vance announces MASSIVE crackdown on companies and universities replacing Americans with foreigners Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The higher barrier would, the administration argues, potentially decrease the amount of fraud within the program, which has reportedly suffered issues such as "problematic worksites and 'pay-to-stay' visa schemes." The new rule would also add an extra $30,000 fee for additional OPT windows, meaning a student who is granted OPT, for example, during their program and again after the completion of their program would need to have the university recommend him or her both times and pay the base $70,000 plus the additional $30,000 fee. The rule and the press release emphasize that the fees would be connected not to the employers to which these students are sent, but to the universities who are recommending them. According to the proposal, the fees collected will be deposited in the Treasury of the United States. Many have called for an overhaul of the OPT program for a significant amount of time, not least among them Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.). In November 2025, Sen. Schmitt highlighted the "severe problems" with the OPT program, and his request to re-evaluate the program gained some traction within the Trump administration. Schmitt called the OPT program, which was established through DHS regulations rather than a statute, a "back door into the U.S. job market for foreign workers," adding that it "incentivizes colleges to become 'visa mills.'" Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied to Sen. Schmitt at the beginning of this year, writing that DHS was re-evaluating the program. Rahul Reddy, an immigration lawyer at Reddy Neumann Brown PC, stressed that this was an "extraordinary" change that could possibly go into effect around graduation season next year. "In practical terms, the proposal does not formally abolish OPT," Reddy wrote. "But a $70,000 university-paid fee could dramatically shrink it and potentially make OPT unworkable for a large number of international graduates." The DHS will accept public comments before the rule is made final. Members of the public can view the proposed rule on the Federal Register website and submit comments until November 9. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The "ongoing criminal investigation" into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) seems to have escalated Monday morning, as Homeland Security Investigations agents raided her residence in Washington, D.C., Fox News has reported. Fox News reported that agents raided Omar's residence in connection with the immigration paperwork Omar's late father filled out on her behalf when she was a child. 'This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.' Omar was born in Somalia in October 1982, according to her congressional biography. She claimed in a 2018 interview that she became a naturalized U.S. citizen before she turned 18. Rumors have swirled for nearly a decade that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is Omar's biological brother and that she married him to help him remain in the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin even seemed to confirm those rumors during the Republican midterm convention last month. "We know that she married her brother to try to bring him to the United States," Mullin told podcaster Benny Johnson September 10. "We know he lives now in London." Mullin confirmed an "investigation" into Omar and that "something's gonna happen." RELATED: DHS secretary: Ilhan Omar married her brother, and consequences are coming A few days after Mullin's comments to Johnson, border czar Tom Homan confirmed the "ongoing criminal investigation" into Omar. "If someone committed immigration violation, if someone committed marriage fraud or anything like that, regardless if they're a congressman or not, no one's above the law," Homan said September 13. According to Fox News, multiple people wearing HSI jackets were seen outside Omar's D.C. residence Monday morning at around 6 a.m. The DHS and the DOJ are both involved in the investigation, Fox said. "Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation," a DOJ spokesperson told the outlet in a statement. A TV broadcast of the report had a slightly different statement: "This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation." Fox could not confirm whether Omar was at the residence at the time of the raid. Multiple attempts to reach Omar's office were unsuccessful. Omar's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Omar posted a message on X at noon on Monday: "I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced." This is a breaking story. Editor's note: This article has been edited after publication to include a social media post from Rep. Omar. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!