DHS says Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales used stolen identity to vote for about 20 years before deportability review

Federal immigration authorities said Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales used a stolen Social Security number and passport to register to vote and cast ballots over roughly two decades, according to the Department of Homeland Security as reported by Fox News.

DHS said the identity information Jaramillo-Grajales used was not his own, and that he relied on it to meet the eligibility requirements for voter registration and participation in U.S. elections. The reporting described this as a long-running pattern rather than a one-time error.

According to DHS, Jaramillo-Grajales’ use of the stolen identity also became relevant to his immigration case, with DHS framing the voting conduct and identity details as factors in how authorities assessed his status and admissibility or removability under immigration law.

The report characterized the case as an example of how immigration and election systems can intersect when a person uses counterfeit or improperly obtained identity documents. In DHS’s account, the stolen identity was central to both the voter-registration process and later questions about the individual’s legal presence.

The same DHS reporting described the matter as a “fate” determination, but it did not provide, in the available summary, court case numbers, a specific disposition date, or whether the outcome was a final order of removal, an adjustment denial, or another discrete action tied to his immigration proceedings.

Election-related consequences and identity-document fraud consequences can occur through multiple pathways, including election administration referrals and criminal or civil processes, alongside immigration enforcement. In this case, DHS highlighted the immigration enforcement side and connected the alleged voting conduct to the identity scheme.

Under U.S. law, voter registration and voting require lawful identification and eligibility, and immigration proceedings can also consider evidence of fraud or misrepresentation. The exact legal steps taken against Jaramillo-Grajales, however, are not specified in the available report summary and would require review of the underlying DHS documentation or any related immigration court orders.