Migrant Arrested for Illegal Voting in U.S. Using Roommate's Identity, Then Reporting Him

A 33-year-old Chinese migrant residing in Massachusetts, Yupeng Sun, faces charges of illegal voter registration and fraudulent voting in the 2024 U.S. elections. According to a criminal complaint, Sun allegedly used the identity of his former roommate to cast a vote illegally before reporting the roommate to immigration authorities.

Sun had rented a room from a Chinese family in Malden, Massachusetts, from 2021 until May 2023. The complaint details that Sun was arrested in May 2023 on an assault charge related to the daughter of the man whose identity he would later allegedly use. The charges against Sun in that case were dismissed over a year later, with the Chinese national claiming wrongful eviction.

In 2024, following the conflict with his landlord, forms were submitted under the name of Sun's former roommate and his wife to renounce their legal permanent resident status, effectively revoking their green cards. The issue surfaced when the couple returned to the U.S. after traveling abroad and were detained at Boston Logan International Airport, facing deportation proceedings.

The couple appealed to the Boston Immigration Court to reclaim their residency. During the proceedings, they stated that Sun had access to their personal information because he had previously assisted them with insurance applications. The court ultimately restored their green cards, averting deportation. Shortly after, the homeowner faced another issue involving identity misuse when he was registered as a voter despite not being a U.S. citizen.