I think this must be the “Drop everything anyone must have on Eric Swalwell” weekend.
First came the allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault. Then came the Democrats abandoning him in droves regarding support for him in the California governor’s race. Even organizations that had been supporting him were throwing him under the bus and pulling their endorsements.
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But now Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) also has another problem.
Swalwell, it seems, is under investigation over allegations he violated immigration and employment laws to keep a live-in nanny in the U.S. while she lacked work authorization.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed to Fox News that it has referred the matter to the Department of Homeland Security law enforcement for investigation.
“USCIS has been collecting information on the allegations involving Congressman Eric Swalwell hiring of a Brazilian national as a nanny without lawful work authorization. These allegations are serious… Federal law prohibits employers from knowingly hiring aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. No employer, including a member of Congress, is above the law. DHS will continue to aggressively enforce statutes to uphold the rule of law and protect American workers,” a USCIS spokesperson said in a statement.
Two separate complaints were filed. One was filed on Tuesday. Another filed in February alleged the use of campaign funds to pay the nanny.
“Barbosa appears in numerous social media photos with the Swalwell family throughout 2023 and 2024, indicating continued close association and ongoing childcare responsibilities despite the absence of known lawful work authorization,” the DHS complaint states.
Barbosa was first hired by Swalwell — who is running for California governor — in 2021 after coming to the U.S. from Brazil on an au pair visa, according to The Post.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (which is run by Alvin Bragg) also announced this weekend that they were looking into a sexual assault allegation against Swalwell.
Then Swalwell’s attorney, Elias Dabaie, said he thought Democrats might be pulling back from supporting Swalwell.
“The notion that all these people pulled their support — I suspect that there are political machinations behind the scenes explaining why the Democratic Party has decided to try to consolidate the vote in order to make sure that a Democratic candidate makes it past the primary. So I’m not surprised to see that.”
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When it rains, it pours. And it’s pouring on Swalwell, big time right now. I’d be very surprised if he’s still in the race past Monday. But if not, expect the pressure to ramp up even more as more Democrats jump off the sinking Swalwell ship.
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