Chinese Student Charged With Illegally Voting in 2024 Election Flees From US

The student escaped by using a passport that was not surrendered to officials.

People cast their ballots during early voting for the general election at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Gallery in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 31, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

A Chinese national residing in the United States who was charged with voting illegally in the 2024 U.S. general elections has fled the country, federal authorities said on Friday.

The individual—a student at the University of Michigan—had registered to vote in Michigan on Oct. 27, the office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told The Epoch Times in October. He established residency in Ann Arbor by utilizing student identification and other documents while also signing a document claiming to have U.S. citizenship.