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DHS 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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Eric Swalwell Probed for Illegally Employing a Nanny
"The Trump administration’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has referred allegations of Rep. Eric Swalwell illegally employing a Brazilian nanny several years ago to law enforcement officials at the Department of Homeland Security for investigation," Politico reports.
·New York, United States
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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.
·Los Angeles, United States
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