The mayor of a small town in Kansas risks being deported over allegations that he voted in American elections illegally.

Jose Ceballos—who has served as the mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, since 2021 and is a registered Republican, according to records—has been accused by the Kansas attorney general of voting in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, "If convicted, he will be placed in removal proceedings."

Newsweek contacted the Coldwater mayor's office for comment by email outside normal business hours.

Why It Matters

The accusations against Ceballos places the Republican at the intersection of two key GOP issues. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have framed voter fraud as a widespread issue in U.S. elections, despit

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