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Latino advocacy group wants federal investigation of Texas AG over home searches tied to voter fraud probe
CNN
Aug 27, 2024
“You don’t go after our grandmothers. You don’t go after our great-grandmothers,” said Domingo Garcia, another leader at LULAC. “And you don’t go after them because they are just trying to vote.”
Ken Paxton Is in Big Trouble After Raiding Homes of Latino Democrats
The New Republic
Aug 27, 2024
“Attorney General Paxton is using his position of authority to harass and intimidate Latino non-profit organizations like LULAC, Latino Leaders and LULAC members,” Juan Proaño, LULAC’s CEO, told CBS News. “It is evident through his pattern of lawsuits, raids, searches, and seizures that he is trying to keep Latinos from voting.”
Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
AP News
Aug 26, 2024
“We feel like our votes are being suppressed,” Roman Palomares, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said Monday. “We’re going to get to the bottom of it.”
Federal, state probes called for after AG Paxton’s South Texas raids over alleged election fraud
Houston Public Media
Aug 26, 2024
'All I do is help seniors' | LULAC members respond after raids by AG Ken Paxton's elections investigation unit
CBS Kens5
Aug 26, 2024
LULAC alleges Ken Paxton's raids on Hispanic homes are attempts to suppress Latino vote
Fox 4 KDFW
Aug 26, 2024
Latino rights group enlists Justice Department to fight Paxton’s voter fraud probe
San Antonio Report
Aug 26, 2024
Federal, state probes called for after AG Paxton's South Texas raids over alleged election fraud
Texas Public Radio
Aug 26, 2024
Latino civil rights group LULAC asks Justice Department to investigate Texas "voter fraud" raids
Salon
Aug 26, 2024
HIGHLIGHTED NEWS
Power of Pajamas: LULAC members protest Ken Paxton's voter fraud raids
NBC News 4
Sep 15, 2024
"Members of LULAC gathered to march in their pajamas on the steps of City Hall in protest of Ken Paxton's voter fraud raids that allegedly forced an 87-year-old woman out of her home in nothing but her pajamas."
LULAC rallies for San Antonio abuela who faced state raid in her nightgown
San Antonio Express
Sep 14, 2024
"Lidia's case symbolized vulnerability into a powerful act of empowerment."
César Chávez influenced leaders, school children right here in Fort Worth. Here’s how
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sep 13, 2024
"Lee Saldivar, Fort Worth LULAC chapter 4743 president, met César Chávez on a 19-mile protest march from Austin to New Braunfels in the 1970s. The United Farm Workers Union sought Texas support for its fight with California grape growers to negotiate better wages, safer worker conditions, and improved benefits."
‘Anti-immigrant’ laws surging at state level, led by Texas: Report
AOL
Sep 12, 2024
"LULAC said that some of the more common moves state legislators are making include pushing for stricter identification laws, harsher punishments for unauthorized entries and the elimination of “sanctuary cities,” which limit cooperation with federal immigration officers."
States have ramped up efforts to enact stricter immigration laws, group finds
CBS News
Sep 12, 2024
"You really see activist governors and attorneys general that are basically trying to address these issues on their own, instead of, quite frankly, working in a bipartisan way through Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, for example, to provide a clear pathway for citizenship, to more clearly define what the asylee process is," said Juan Proaño, LULAC's CEO.
Greater Houston Coalition for Justice condemns recent raids on LULAC members over alleged election fraud
Houston Public Media
Sep 10, 2024
“They want the world to believe that when Mexicans vote, there must be corruption. When Hispanics organize, there must be some hidden agenda. When we claim our rights, they want to paint us as criminals. But the truth is, they’re the ones committing the crime.” – LULAC National President Roman Palomares"
LULAC continues calls for federal investigation into Texas AG Ken Paxton
KHOU 11
Sep 10, 2024
"The crime here is not ballot harvesting, it's voter harassment," LULAC National President Roman Palomares said. "The crime here is not fraud, it's voter suppression."
Reader voices: Raid of LULAC workers' homes crosses the line
San Antonio Express
Sep 2, 2024
"The crime here is not ballot harvesting, it's voter harassment," LULAC National President Roman Palomares said. "The crime here is not fraud, it's voter suppression."
"I am outraged at the callous, flagrant voter intimidation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton toward the workers of the League of United Latin American Citizens as the homes of elderly voter registration outreach workers were raided by armed state agents."
'Point-blank voter intimidation': LULAC leaders call out Ken Paxton's raids on members
MSNBC
Aug 31, 2024
"LULAC, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's raids on their members' homes. It's part of a two-year investigation into alleged voter fraud in a state with a long history of discrimination against its citizens of Mexican descent."
Latino Rights Groups Urge DOJ to Investigate TX Attorney General for Raiding Homes of LULAC Leaders
DemocracyNow!
Aug 28, 2024
"Proaño calls the targeting of Latino leaders and organizations a pattern of “blatant discrimination” and says, “We see these as tactics essentially for Republicans to stay in control of the government in Texas.”
What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
AP News
Aug 28, 2024
"Martinez, 87, said officers told her they were there because she filed a complaint that seniors weren’t getting their mail ballots. The search warrant ordered officials to confiscate any election-related items."
We didn't break any laws': Latino civil rights group demands investigation into Ken Paxton voter fraud chase
NBC News 4
Sep 15, 2024
"Members of LULAC gathered to march in their pajamas on the steps of City Hall in protest of Ken Paxton's voter fraud raids that allegedly forced an 87-year-old woman out of her home in nothing but her pajamas."
LULAC rallies for San Antonio abuela who faced state raid in her nightgown
San Antonio Express
Sep 14, 2024
"Lidia's case symbolized vulnerability into a powerful act of empowerment."
César Chávez influenced leaders, school children right here in Fort Worth. Here’s how
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sep 13, 2024
"Lee Saldivar, Fort Worth LULAC chapter 4743 president, met César Chávez on a 19-mile protest march from Austin to New Braunfels in the 1970s. The United Farm Workers Union sought Texas support for its fight with California grape growers to negotiate better wages, safer worker conditions, and improved benefits."
‘Anti-immigrant’ laws surging at state level, led by Texas: Report
AOL
Sep 12, 2024
"LULAC said that some of the more common moves state legislators are making include pushing for stricter identification laws, harsher punishments for unauthorized entries and the elimination of “sanctuary cities,” which limit cooperation with federal immigration officers."
States have ramped up efforts to enact stricter immigration laws, group finds
CBS News
Sep 12, 2024
"You really see activist governors and attorneys general that are basically trying to address these issues on their own, instead of, quite frankly, working in a bipartisan way through Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, for example, to provide a clear pathway for citizenship, to more clearly define what the asylee process is," said Juan Proaño, LULAC's CEO.
Greater Houston Coalition for Justice condemns recent raids on LULAC members over alleged election fraud
Houston Public Media
Sep 10, 2024
“They want the world to believe that when Mexicans vote, there must be corruption. When Hispanics organize, there must be some hidden agenda. When we claim our rights, they want to paint us as criminals. But the truth is, they’re the ones committing the crime.” – LULAC National President Roman Palomares"
LULAC continues calls for federal investigation into Texas AG Ken Paxton
KHOU 11
Sep 10, 2024
"The crime here is not ballot harvesting, it's voter harassment," LULAC National President Roman Palomares said. "The crime here is not fraud, it's voter suppression."
Reader voices: Raid of LULAC workers' homes crosses the line
San Antonio Express
Sep 2, 2024
"The crime here is not ballot harvesting, it's voter harassment," LULAC National President Roman Palomares said. "The crime here is not fraud, it's voter suppression."
"I am outraged at the callous, flagrant voter intimidation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton toward the workers of the League of United Latin American Citizens as the homes of elderly voter registration outreach workers were raided by armed state agents."
'Point-blank voter intimidation': LULAC leaders call out Ken Paxton's raids on members
MSNBC
Aug 31, 2024
"LULAC, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's raids on their members' homes. It's part of a two-year investigation into alleged voter fraud in a state with a long history of discrimination against its citizens of Mexican descent."
Latino Rights Groups Urge DOJ to Investigate TX Attorney General for Raiding Homes of LULAC Leaders
DemocracyNow!
Aug 28, 2024
"Proaño calls the targeting of Latino leaders and organizations a pattern of “blatant discrimination” and says, “We see these as tactics essentially for Republicans to stay in control of the government in Texas.”
What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
AP News
Aug 28, 2024
"Martinez, 87, said officers told her they were there because she filed a complaint that seniors weren’t getting their mail ballots. The search warrant ordered officials to confiscate any election-related items."
We didn't break any laws': Latino civil rights group demands investigation into Ken Paxton voter fraud chase
USA Today
Aug 27, 2024
"It is evident through his (Paxton's) patterns of lawsuits, raids, searches and seizures that he is trying to keep Latinos from voting," Roman Palomares, the national president of LULAC, said during the news conference. "LULAC will not stand idly by and allow our members to be to be targeted, harassed, bullied or intimidated."
"It is evident through his (Paxton's) patterns of lawsuits, raids, searches and seizures that he is trying to keep Latinos from voting," Roman Palomares, the national president of LULAC, said during the news conference. "LULAC will not stand idly by and allow our members to be to be targeted, harassed, bullied or intimidated."
CNN
Aug 27, 2024
“Attorney General Paxton is using his position of authority to harass and intimidate Latino nonprofit organizations, Latino leaders, and LULAC members,” Palomares said. “This is point-blank voter intimidation, and LULAC will fight for the right of very Latino to exercise their right to vote.”
“Attorney General Paxton is using his position of authority to harass and intimidate Latino nonprofit organizations, Latino leaders, and LULAC members,” Palomares said. “This is point-blank voter intimidation, and LULAC will fight for the right of very Latino to exercise their right to vote.”
MSNBC
Aug 27, 2024
"In a news conference outside Paxton’s office Monday, LULAC’s national president accused the attorney general of seeking to “harass and intimidate Latino nonprofit organizations, Latino leaders and LULAC members” with an aim to “suppress the Latino vote.”
"In a news conference outside Paxton’s office Monday, LULAC’s national president accused the attorney general of seeking to “harass and intimidate Latino nonprofit organizations, Latino leaders and LULAC members” with an aim to “suppress the Latino vote.”
The Guardian
Aug 27, 2024
“They’re trying to intimidate our folks that are out registering people,” said Lulac’s president, Roman Palomares. “What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to intimidate, and then that has repercussions down the line here, where folks read about that and they go, ‘God, I mean, if they’re doing that to her and I’m a registrar, God, how are they going to go after me?’”
“They’re trying to intimidate our folks that are out registering people,” said Lulac’s president, Roman Palomares. “What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to intimidate, and then that has repercussions down the line here, where folks read about that and they go, ‘God, I mean, if they’re doing that to her and I’m a registrar, God, how are they going to go after me?’”
CBS News
August 27, 2024
"These actions echo a troubling history of voter suppression and intimidation that has long targeted both Black and Latino communities, particularly in states like Texas, where demographic changes have increasingly shifted the political landscape," LULAC CEO Juan Proaño and the group's national president, Roman Palomares, said in the letter.
"These actions echo a troubling history of voter suppression and intimidation that has long targeted both Black and Latino communities, particularly in states like Texas, where demographic changes have increasingly shifted the political landscape," LULAC CEO Juan Proaño and the group's national president, Roman Palomares, said in the letter.
The Hill
August 27, 2024
Texas, along with other mostly Republican-controlled states, passed a raft of new voting restrictions after President Biden beat former President Trump in the 2020 election, which saw a 50-year record turnout and a surge in mail-in and early ballots. Several local jurisdictions, including Harris County, Texas’s most populous county, had adopted new access measures during that election cycle in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas, along with other mostly Republican-controlled states, passed a raft of new voting restrictions after President Biden beat former President Trump in the 2020 election, which saw a 50-year record turnout and a surge in mail-in and early ballots. Several local jurisdictions, including Harris County, Texas’s most populous county, had adopted new access measures during that election cycle in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Latino advocacy group wants federal investigation of Texas AG over home searches tied to voter fraud probe
CNN
Aug 27, 2024
“You don’t go after our grandmothers. You don’t go after our great-grandmothers,” said Domingo Garcia, another leader at LULAC. “And you don’t go after them because they are just trying to vote.”
Ken Paxton Is in Big Trouble After Raiding Homes of Latino Democrats
The New Republic
Aug 27, 2024
“Attorney General Paxton is using his position of authority to harass and intimidate Latino non-profit organizations like LULAC, Latino Leaders and LULAC members,” Juan Proaño, LULAC’s CEO, told CBS News. “It is evident through his pattern of lawsuits, raids, searches, and seizures that he is trying to keep Latinos from voting.”
Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
AP News
Aug 26, 2024
“We feel like our votes are being suppressed,” Roman Palomares, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said Monday. “We’re going to get to the bottom of it.”
NBC News
Aug 26, 2024
“There is no poll tax. There is no white-only primary. There is no going back. We will not go back,” Domingo Garcia, LULAC’s former president, said during Monday’s protest. Garcia now heads a recently formed LULAC political action committee that endorsed Kamala Harris.
“There is no poll tax. There is no white-only primary. There is no going back. We will not go back,” Domingo Garcia, LULAC’s former president, said during Monday’s protest. Garcia now heads a recently formed LULAC political action committee that endorsed Kamala Harris.
Federal, state probes called for after AG Paxton’s South Texas raids over alleged election fraud
Houston Public Media
Aug 26, 2024
'All I do is help seniors' | LULAC members respond after raids by AG Ken Paxton's elections investigation unit
CBS Kens5
Aug 26, 2024
LULAC alleges Ken Paxton's raids on Hispanic homes are attempts to suppress Latino vote
Fox 4 KDFW
Aug 26, 2024
The Washington Post
Aug 26, 2024
Latino rights group enlists Justice Department to fight Paxton’s voter fraud probe
San Antonio Report
Aug 26, 2024
Federal, state probes called for after AG Paxton's South Texas raids over alleged election fraud
Texas Public Radio
Aug 26, 2024
Latino civil rights group LULAC asks Justice Department to investigate Texas "voter fraud" raids
Salon
Aug 26, 2024
Houston Chronicle
Aug 26, 2024
Texas Tribune
Aug 23, 2024
LULAC calls for federal probe as members targeted in AG Ken Paxton's search for voter fraud
Austin American-Statesman
Aug 23, 2024
LULAC leadership, in rare visit to NE, lays plans for pilot program focused on immigrant workers
Nebraska Examiner
Aug 10, 2024
Latino Civil Rights Group Gives First-Ever Presidential Endorsement to Harris
Rolling Stone
Aug 9, 2024
Latino Rights Group Breaks With Its History to Endorse Harris-Walz Ticket
New York Times
Aug 9, 2024
Latino civil rights group LULAC endorses Harris-Walz ticket in historic first
Axios
Aug 9, 2024
Politics LULAC, nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, endorses Kamala Harris for president
CBS News
Aug 9, 2024
LULAC calls for federal probe as members targeted in AG Ken Paxton's search for voter fraud
Austin American-Statesman
Aug 23, 2024
LULAC leadership, in rare visit to NE, lays plans for pilot program focused on immigrant workers
Nebraska Examiner
Aug 10, 2024
Latino Civil Rights Group Gives First-Ever Presidential Endorsement to Harris
Rolling Stone
Aug 9, 2024
Latino Rights Group Breaks With Its History to Endorse Harris-Walz Ticket
New York Times
Aug 9, 2024
Latino civil rights group LULAC endorses Harris-Walz ticket in historic first
Axios
Aug 9, 2024
Politics LULAC, nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, endorses Kamala Harris for president
CBS News
Aug 9, 2024
Mar 4, 2024
Voters of color could be key on Super Tuesday. But will 'enthusiasm gap' keep them home?
USA Today
Jul 15, 2023
“We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements
The Texas Tribune
May 1, 2023
Gov. Abbott slammed for highlighting immigration status of shooting victims
The Texas Newsroom
Jan 27, 2023
Denuncian medida que busca prevenir la compra de propiedades para ciudadanos extranjeros
Univision
Dec 23, 2022
Over 20 people rescued from Fort Worth home in human trafficking case; 2 suspects arrested
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Oct 23, 2022
LULAC despide a 5 funcionarios de la junta nacional tras el descubrimiento de mala conducta
La Opinión
Oct 7, 2022
¿Quién es Perla, una figura clave en los vuelos de migrantes de Florida?
The New York Times
Aug 3, 2022
LULAC in limbo: Judge halts national election amid controversy over Puerto Rican statehood
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Jul 20, 2022
Proponen más representación de hispanos en el Distrito J de Houston: estos son los detalles
45 Univision Houston
Jul 20, 2022
As Houston's Hispanic population grows, there's a push to get more representation
ABC 13News
May 15, 2022
Leading Social Justice Organizations Call for National Summit on Right-Wing Extremism
Anti-Defamation League
Oct 21, 2021
Political expert: New Texas redistricting maps creates virtually no competitive races in Houston
ABC 13 KTRK-TV Houston
Jun 8, 2020
Ciudadanos Unidos de America Latina Contra El Racismo y Brutalidad
Noticias San Diego - Entravision
May 28, 2020
North Texas Regional Meeting: COVID-19 Status
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Impact: Latinos At Risk
May 27, 2020
Impacto COVID-19: Latinos en Riesgo
Mar 23, 2020
Immigration policies halted as coronavirus cases rise. Will it encourage people to seek help?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nov 22, 2019
Civil rights group calls for SISD teacher who told student to "Speak English" to be banned
CBS 4News
Nov 22, 2019
LULAC calls on Socorro ISD, TEA to ban teacher who told student to 'speak English'
El Paso Times
Nov 22, 2019
Confessions of a Deported U.S. Soldier: Mexican Drug Cartels Are Recruiting Us and ‘The System Is Failing’
The Daily Beast
Oct 30, 2019
Charter Communications Announces Spectrum Digital Education Grant Recipients as Part of $5 Million Commitment
Charter Newsroom
Oct 15, 2019
LULAC's 'Freedom Walk' in Corpus Christi promotes the power of voting
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Oct 11, 2019
Texas sheriff: Illegal immigrant DWI suspects are ‘drunks' who ‘will run over your children'
Fox 35 Orlando
Oct 10, 2019
Califican a ICE la peor agencia; la acusan de ocultar cientos de mujeres
NovedadesNews.com
Aug 9, 2019
LULAC demands Texas lawmakers hold special session after El Paso mass shooting
FOX4News.com
Aug 8, 2019
More Than 200 Kids Were Missing From Schools After A Massive ICE Raid In Mississippi
BuzzFeed News
Aug 4, 2019
El Paso mourns its shooting victims; Dayton, Ohio, faces own gun massacre
Los Angeles Times
Jul 12, 2019
Presidential candidates Michael Bennet, Bill de Blasio address immigration issues at LULAC convention
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jul 12, 2019
‘We’re not going to stop:’ LULAC marches in Milwaukee to protest child detention centers
Fox6 News
Jul 11, 2019
LULAC ofrece talleres y oportunidades para la población hispana en Milwaukee
Telemundo Wisconsin
Apr 24, 2019
La pregunta sobre ciudadanía del censo deja al descubierto las divisiones ideológicas en la Corte Suprema
Univision Notiias
Apr 10, 2019
Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House’s growing panic to contain the border crisis
The Washington Post
Jan 30, 2019
LULAC lawsuit helps stalls initiative requiring Texans to prove citizenship before voting
News 4 San Antonio
Jan 26, 2019
DreamActivist Stands with LULAC in Calling for Negotiations with Trump for a Permanent DACA and TPS Solution
DreamActivist.org
Jan 13, 2019
Adding access: Dodge City plans to announce new voting sites amid legal battles
The Hutchinson News
Jan 11, 2019
Trump visita la frontera e insiste: “México pagará el muro”
NODAL - Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe.
Jan 9, 2019
Inmigrantes en Illinois le piden a Trump que deje de calificar a los indocumentados como criminales
Univision Chicago
Dec 20, 2018
DACA, immigration advocates say they won’t support Trump’s wall but are open to some compromise
The Dallas Morning News