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DHS Pursues Deportation of Ex-Kansas Mayor Over Vote Fraud

4/24/2026

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The Department of Homeland Security will seek to deport Joe Ceballos under immigration law if a court finds him guilty of voting as a non-citizen.
Ceballos, a Mexican green-card holder, served two terms as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, in the small town.
State and federal authorities began investigating him last year over accusations of noncitizen voting.

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The Department of Homeland Security will seek to deport Joe Ceballos under immigration law if a court finds him guilty of voting as a non-citizen.
Ceballos, a Mexican green-card holder, served two terms as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, in the small town.
State and federal authorities began investigating him last year over accusations of noncitizen voting.