‘They wanted to make a scene’: the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for ‘voter fraud’

What happened: Omar Muñoz, 72, a green card holder in Los Angeles, was arrested at his home before dawn and later learned he was one of 28 green card holders in California charged by the Trump administration with Why it matters: Experts quoted called the operation and video improper and politically motivated, with former DoJ attorney Justin Levitt saying the department is forbidden from partisan politics in enforcement. The arrests come as the administration ramps up noncitizen voter charges ahead of the midterms, and critics say the publicity is meant to suggest voter fraud is widespread.

Omar Muñoz, 72, a green card holder in Los Angeles, was arrested at his home before dawn and later learned he was one of 28 green card holders in California charged by the Trump administration with

Experts quoted called the operation and video improper and politically motivated, with former DoJ attorney Justin Levitt saying the department is forbidden from partisan politics in enforcement. The arrests come as the administration ramps up noncitizen voter charges ahead of the midterms, and critics say the publicity is meant to suggest voter fraud is widespread.