Coldwater woke up to a nightmare. Just hours after voters reâelected their smallâtown mayor, Kansasâ attorney general accused him of never having the right to vote at all. A trusted local leader. A green card.
A decadesâlong paper trail nobody questioned. Now, an entire community is asking who knew what, and when it all bega⌠âŚ
Residents now find themselves torn between shock, betrayal, and disbelief. City leaders are scrambling to keep basic services running while demanding answers from Topeka and Washington about how a noncitizen could remain on the rolls since 1990. As lawyers argue over statutes and immigration databases, one hard truth hangs over Coldwater: the entire system depends on trust, and once that trust shatters, itâs not just one mayor on trial â itâs the confidence of an entire town.
