ICE Arrests Alien from the Bahamas with Lengthy Criminal History Who Voted in Past Elections

September 11, 2026

HSI confirmed that the suspect had illegally voted in the 2020 election

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an alien from the Bahamas with a criminal history that includes armed robbery, domestic violence, and assault on a police officer, and who had illegally voted in past elections.

On September 3, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Atlanta arrested Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a criminal alien from the Bahamas, in Decatur, Georgia. He is currently in the custody of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

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Anthony Tyrone Higgs

Higgs' criminal history includes convictions for TWO counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, TWO counts of grand larceny, armed robbery with a deadly weapon, criminal domestic violence, assault on a police officer, and resisting arrest. In addition to these crimes, HSI Atlanta confirmed via an investigation in August 2026 that Higgs had illegally voted in the 2020 election.

"This criminal alien from the Bahamas has a rap sheet for multiple violent crimes, including armed robbery, domestic violence, andassault on a police officer," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "On top of all of that, he illegally voted in the 2020 election. If even one non-citizen votes in our elections, it cancels out the vote of an American citizen. Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of ICE, this criminal will be removed from our country and can never interfere in our elections again."

Higgs was admitted to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) in October 1976. DHS has placed him in removal proceedings to revoke his LPR status due to his crimes.

This is part of the Trump Administration's broader focus on stopping non-citizens from voting in American elections. Recent examples include:

• In August, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales, a criminal illegal alien from Colombia, was sentenced to three years in prison after an ICE investigation led to him pleading guilty to committing identity theft to illegally vote in elections for more than 20 years.
• In July, HSI arrested Marian Charitun, an alien from Slovakia who had illegally voted in the 2022 election in New Jersey.
• In July, an HSI investigation led to the arrest of Denise Nataly Migliore, an alien from Australia who illegally voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections in Louisiana.
• In May, DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against four non-citizens in New Jersey who illegally voted in federal elections and made false statements while applying for U.S. citizenship.
• In April,  Jose Ceballos , an alien from Mexico, pleaded guilty to THREE counts of disorderly election conduct after illegally voting multiple times and falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen in Kansas.
• In March, ICE arrested  Mahady Sacko , a criminal illegal alien from Mauritania who had been illegally voting in the United States since 2008.

In recent months, DHS has taken additional steps to safeguard the integrity and security of American elections. These measures include:

• In July, Secretary Mullin  sent letters to secretaries of state in several states across the country warning that tens of thousands of non-citizens are registered to vote.
• In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that grant recipients will be  required to take several key actions on election integrity.
• In June, DHS directed ICE to enforce stricter penalties for non-citizens who illegally vote in American elections, including deportation.