US EditionDHS Looking Into Allegations Rep. Eric Swalwell Hired Nanny Not Authorized to Work in U.S.
USCIS said it had collected complaints and referred the matter after reports that the nanny’s work authorization expired in 2022.
- On Sunday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services referred allegations that Congressman Eric Swalwell employed a Brazilian national without lawful work authorization to the Department of Homeland Security for investigation.
- Allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced Friday when the San Francisco Chronicle detailed a former staffer's accusations that Swalwell assaulted her in 2019 and 2024, prompting the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to open an investigation.
- Complaints allege Swalwell used campaign funds to pay nanny Barbosa after her work authorization expired in 2022. The DHS complaint states Barbosa appears in social media photos throughout 2023 and 2024, indicating continued employment despite lacking authorization.
- Swalwell suspended his gubernatorial campaign Sunday as support collapsed; more than 50 former staffers called the allegations "credible," and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries withdrew his endorsement.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, plans to force a vote to expel Swalwell from Congress as soon as midweek. Swalwell denied the allegations are "false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor.
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Homeland Security to review allegation that Swalwell employed undocumented nanny
The Department of Homeland Security said it would investigate allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired an undocumented nanny. The announcement came hours before Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor.
DHS looking into claims Eric Swalwell illegally employed Brazilian national
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services referred allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., employed a Brazilian national as a nanny without lawful work authorization to the Department of Homeland Security. USCIS had been collecting information on these claims, DHS said in an X post Sunday. "No one is above the law, including a member of Congress," the agency said. Politico was first to report on the investigation. The New York Po…
DHS probing Swalwell over claims he kept nanny in US illegally
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over allegations that he kept his family’s Brazilian nanny employed in the United States after her temporary visa expired. A New York Post report on Saturday detailed two recent complaints against Swalwell over his hiring of the nanny in 2021 to look after his three children. One, filed to the Labor Department last week, claimed Swalwell and his wife lied to…
‘Horrified’: Now DHS probing Eric Swalwell for ‘unauthorized’ Brazilian nanny as his own staffers turn against him in sex scandal
Source link (DHS photo by Tia Dufour) U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the California Democrat running for governor of the Golden State, is now being referred to the Department of Homeland Security for potential prosecution for hiring an unauthorized Brazilian nanny, all while being hammered by top members of his own staff amid claims of severe
Scumbag Eric Swalwell’s Problems Worsen as Allegations of Immigration and Campaign Finance Violations Emerge
Rep. Eric Swalwell – Screencap of Twitter/X video. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s problems are just going from bad to worse. The California Democrat, who was until recently leading the polls for California’s upcoming gubernatorial race, is now facing allegations that he violated both immigration and campaign finance laws. According to a report from The New York Post, two complaints filed with federal authorities claim Swalwell and his wife kept Brazilian …
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