Blumenthal Faces Scrutiny After Illegal Immigrant He Backed Was Registered to Vote in 2018
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Blumenthal Faces Scrutiny After Illegal Immigrant He Backed Was Registered to Vote in 2018
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Connecticut records show Seyo Cecunjanin, a Montenegrin national under a final deportation order since 1997, was registered to vote through the DMV in 2018.
State officials said Cecunjanin never cast a ballot and was marked inactive in January 2023 after failing to confirm his address, leaving him unable to vote unless he updated his registration.
The disclosure intensified scrutiny of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who celebrated Cecunjanin's release from ICE custody on July 3 and pledged support for his bid for permanent legal status.
DHS said Cecunjanin entered illegally in 1997 using a fraudulent Dutch passport, left for Serbia in July 2024, returned two weeks later, and was released back into the U.S. before his June 20 arrest.
The case surfaced alongside broader concerns over non-citizen registration after New Jersey disclosed a DMV software error registered about 6,600 non-citizens, with fewer than 400 later casting ballots.