Eric Swalwell Hit With New Allegations As Career Implodes

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is facing allegations that he used campaign funds to pay a live-in nanny who lacked valid work authorization for portions of her employment, according to a report from the New York Post.

The nanny in question is Amanda Barbosa, a 33-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She entered the United States in January 2021 on a two-year au pair visa, which authorized her to work as a live-in childcare provider until its expiration in December 2022.

Swalwell hired her in the fall of 2021 to care for his three young children. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reviewed by the New York Post show that Barbosa received $3,914 in campaign funds in 2021 and $46,930 in 2022.

After her visa expired, direct payments to her from the campaign ceased. Instead, FEC filings indicate $52,262 in campaign expenses labeled as “childcare” were reimbursed directly to Swalwell between 2023 and 2024. In 2025, following approval of a permanent labor certification in 2024 that allowed her to work legally, she received another $38,905 in campaign funds.

Social media photographs from 2023 and 2024 — some of which have since been deleted — depict Barbosa continuing to care for the children at family events, including White House picnics and Halloween activities.

Three complaints have been filed related to these arrangements. On February 16, California filmmaker and political activist Joel Gilbert submitted a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleging that Swalwell paid Barbosa with campaign funds for approximately two years while she lacked valid work authorization.

The complaint describes this as employing and harboring an individual without legal status and notes her ongoing presence with the family in social media images. A second complaint, filed April 8, with the Department of Labor, alleges that Swalwell and his wife, Brittany Swalwell, provided false information to authorities to maintain Barbosa’s employment after her temporary authorization lapsed.

A third complaint, also filed in February 2026 with the FEC, contends that more than $200,000 in campaign funds were used for personal babysitting expenses, exceeding the scope permitted by a 2022 FEC advisory opinion that allows reimbursement only for overnight childcare during campaign-related travel when a spouse is unavailable.

🚨 OMG. As if it couldn't get any WORSE for Eric Swalwell: He is now accused of violating IMMIGRATION and EMPLOYMENT law to keep an illegal alien nanny from Brazil in America

This dude is so COOKED!

A DHS complaint claims Swalwell paid her UNDER THE TABLE with CAMPAIGN FUNDS… pic.twitter.com/Tb16lx3iMa

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 11, 2026

The latest allegations come as Swalwell’s political career has practically collapsed as a result of a number of serious sexual misconduct allegations.

Reports published by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN detailed allegations made by four separate women. One former staffer, who worked in Swalwell’s district office starting at age 21, alleged two instances of sexual assault when she was too intoxicated to consent.

The first alleged incident occurred in 2019, when she was employed by Swalwell’s office, and another in April 2024 in a New York hotel room after an awards event. In addition, the CNN report included additional claims from three other women involving unwanted touching, intoxicated encounters, and unsolicited explicit photographs or videos.

The allegations are currently being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Swalwell has denied wrongdoing and has claimed the allegations are politically motivated. However, his gubernatorial campaign has practically collapsed, as nearly all of his high-profile endorsements have withdrawn their support. A number of senior staffers have also quit, while several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called on him to resign.

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