Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has announced what his office calls the state’s first-ever prosecution of a noncitizen for illegally voting, accusing a Mexican-born man of participating in six Indiana elections over a six-year period.
Today Rokita announced that his office, working alongside Vigo County Prosecutor Terry Modesitt, filed felony charges against Francisco Aguilar Romero.
Prosecutors allege that Romero, who reportedly holds DACA status but is not a U.S. citizen, unlawfully registered to vote in February 2018 and cast ballots in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 elections, all in Vigo County.
The case comes just 13 days before the November 3 midterm elections, as Indiana officials intensify efforts to verify voter eligibility across the state.
Rokita says the prosecution is part of a larger, multiyear investigation into Indiana’s voter rolls. His office claims federal citizenship-verification records identified at least 21 noncitizens who voted in Indiana elections and nearly 150 additional noncitizens registered to vote who had not cast ballots.
Those figures are state allegations and do not mean that all the individuals have been convicted or prosecuted.
Rokita also warned that this case would not be the end of his office’s enforcement efforts, declaring, “Now, we are acting on that information and it’s certainly not the end of our enforcement.”
The announcement has the potential to intensify an already heated national debate over election security, immigration and voter identification laws.
While voting by noncitizens in federal elections is illegal, questions remain about how widespread such violations are and whether additional citizenship-verification requirements could affect eligible voters.
Romero has been charged, not convicted, and remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
With Election Day approaching, should Indiana expand its investigations and citizenship checks, or could additional voting restrictions create unnecessary obstacles for eligible Hoosiers?
Source: Indiana Attorney General’s Office, October 21, 2026.