Illegal immigrant top Dem fought to free turns up on voter rolls: 'mockery of our immigration laws'

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is facing scrutiny aft caller records showed an forbidden migrant whose merchandise from ICE custody he championed was registered to ballot successful Connecticut.

"Cecunjanin has made a insult of our migration laws connected respective occasions for much than 2 decades," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News Digital of nan forbidden migrant connected Wednesday.

Records obtained done a public-records petition by nan West Hartford Republican Town Committee show Seyo Cecunjanin was registered to ballot done nan Connecticut DMV successful 2018. The committee posted nan records connected X.

A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital nan Biden management released nan Montenegrin nationalist backmost into nan United States aft he returned from Serbia successful 2024—even though he had been nether a last deportation bid since 1997.

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A voting booth arsenic a elector casts their ballot astatine a polling location wrong Echo Park Branch Library during a superior predetermination successful Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. ( )

Cecunjanin first entered nan U.S. illegally successful 1997 utilizing a fraudulent Dutch passport and was issued a last bid of removal later that year. Despite that bid remaining successful effect for much than 25 years, he departed for Serbia successful July 2024, returned astir 2 weeks later, and was released backmost into nan U.S. nether nan Biden management earlier his June 20 arrest. 

Blumenthal and different Connecticut Democratic officials pushed for Cecunjanin's merchandise past month, holding a property convention and later touting his release, crediting their letters and nationalist advocacy.

"His courageousness and religion are a instruction to each of america connected this 250th nationalist birthday. I look guardant to welcoming him home. ICE seizing and detaining him was sadistic and unconscionable. He was ne'er a formation risk, aliases a threat to anyone," Blumenthal said successful a July 3 connection celebrating nan edifice owner's release. 

"I’ll support his efforts to summation imperishable ineligible position and more. Welcome home, Seyo," he added.

Cindy Wolfe Boynton, communications head for nan Connecticut caput of nan state’s office, told Fox News Digital that Cecunjanin ne'er voted.

"Our records show that he registered to ballot done nan DMV successful 2018. He was marked arsenic an inactive elector successful January 2023 aft failing to respond to a regular National Change-of-Address canvass asking him to corroborate his sanction and address," said Boynton. "An inactive elector remains connected nan elector rolls but cannot ballot until they corroborate aliases update their registration information, arsenic required by authorities and national law."

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Federal agents are seen stepping successful uniform. A study from The New York Times said nan Trump management has mislaid aliases abandoned hundreds of cases successful which it accused anti-ICE protesters and migrants of assaulting national migration agents. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Critics quickly took to X to item nan revelation, renewing scrutiny complete Democrats' handling of predetermination security.

"It happened again," Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. wrote connected X. 

"HOLY CRAP The forbidden alien who Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and different Democrat officials rallied to support aft he was detained by ICE… IS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CT contempt not being a citizen!" celebrated blimpish X relationship Libs of TikTok posted.

"WHOA: Illegal Alien That Democrats Defended from Deportation Is Registered Voter. Senator Blumenthal and Connecticut Democrats tried to protect him," posted blimpish commentator Benny Johnson.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks to property extracurricular nan Senate Chambers aft voting successful nan U.S. Capitol connected February 27, 2025 successful Washington, DC. The Senate will return up fund negotiations aft nan House passed nan spending measure connected Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached retired to nan West Hartford Republican Town Committee and Blumenthal's agency for comment.