Joe Ceballos — a longtime Republican and the mayor of the small Kansas town of Clearwater — is now confronting felony voter fraud charges and the possibility of being deported by the very presidential administration he supported.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) announced the charges just one day after Ceballos won reelection in Clearwater, a community of 2,653 residents according to the 2020 Census. The case includes three counts of voting without being qualified and three felony counts of election perjury, which Kobach said could lead to a maximum sentence of 68 months in prison along with fines that may total as much as $200,000.
On top of the criminal case, the Department of Homeland Security has warned that it may begin deportation proceedings to send Ceballos back to Mexico — a country he has not lived in since early childhood.
A recent profile of Ceballos, published in The Wichita Eagle by Roy Wenzl, explained that the 54-year-old did not realize that his status as a Mexican immigrant made him ineligible to vote in any U.S. election, despite having been casting ballots since 1991. Ceballos also acknowledged that he “probably” voted for Kobach and former president Donald Trump several times because he automatically selects the candidates with an “R” beside their names.
Speaking to Wenzl about the charges, Ceballos admitted he was frightened.
“I haven’t seen Mexico since I was four,” Ceballos said. “I don’t speak Spanish anymore. If I get deported, it would wreck my life.”
LOLOL ! HAHA
He’s from Coldwater, KS not Clearwater. Just FYI.
This was clearly cold!
Gee, I’d like to feel bad, but MAGA has convinced me that empathy is for cucks, so… 🤷♂️
Why does he deserve empathy? He had years to get his status sorted out. I know you’re a democrat and thus don’t care about holding dems to account, but don’t think that republicans are equally lawless. ALL illegals need to go back, unless there is a VERY good reason to grant them a green card/citizenship, and no, being from a poor country and giving a sob story isn’t a reason. Also not a reason: being in the US because of your parents who brought you here as an infant, illegally, and didn’t think about the future consequences.
Then deport them. Don’t house them in detention centers for weeks in inhumane conditions. A waste of taxpayer dollars.
That’s how they make their money and donate to GOP candidates in return
Lol you can’t really say that about Dems buddy. It’s the GOPedos who are famous for not holding their own to account. The Democrats are usually quick to maintain standards amongst their people. Hold on….you don’t support the GOPedos do you? Are you a child molester or do you just support child molestation in general?
hahahahaha
Yeah, imagine that, deportation of people who’ve lead republican lives, too….how about that? Who knew? Oh wait ‘they came for the Jews, but I was not Jewish, they came for Muslims, but I was not Muslim. They came for the Catholics but I was not Catholic, they came for me but there was no one to speak for me…..if it could happen to the day laborers waiting to get work, it can happen to anyone.
You broke it you bought it magat!
He shouldn’t feel alone. MAGAts are bleeding to death all over the country. You guys didn’t do your homework, it was easier to just believe the lie.
So, if you don’t think this administration will come after you, think again.
“did not realize that his status as a Mexican immigrant made him ineligible to vote in any U.S. election” That is a load of hogwash. He knew he wasn’t a citizen, he was educated in US schools and if he paid any attention to Civics class he also knew he could not legally vote in any US election.
The word “educated” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.
Especially in Kansas
Lol a US Civics Class that you probably got a C- in because you’re still ignorant to the voting statutes of federal and state governments and their differences ….as if you have a leg to stand on.
To be clear, Presidential elections are still Federal, yeah?
The million dollar question is how did he manage to vote, many times apparently, if he wasn’t a US citizen? In Kansas no less.
so, DID he know? I mean… if he was a child and his parents told him he was a citizen…
That said, wouldn’t it have been discovered when he registered to vote? Or at the very least when he applied to run for office.
ROFLMAO🤣
He is a Trumper he may get help from above.
Nope. Not a convicted drug dealer so no pardon for him!!!
Eat sh|t, Sh|t-Eater!
Keep on whining, I’m sure hess pardon you! You sound like his type of criminal. Personally, I hope they kick your butt out and never let you return!
He can atone his guilt by fighting for President Putin against Ukrainian fascists!
jfc these people are idiots
best news I’ve read all day, so heartwarming!
This hilarious! Reap what you sow!
Empathy is for pussies
And Jesus.
He needn’t work about not speaking the language – there will be plenty of other recent deportees there too. Maybe they can start a study group??
well it is what he voted for is it not glad to see he got what he wanted
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
Voting for your party just because there is a R in front of a candidate not even knowing your rights as an alien (not citizen) and getting in a “complicated” situation because of your own decisions LOL.. well deserved, I hope he gets deported.
Well, at least he owned the libs and those pesky pronouns!
¡Te sugiero que vuelvas a aprender español rápidamente, gringo!