Latino Rights Groups Urge DOJ to Investigate TX Attorney General for Raiding Homes of LULAC Leaders

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing accusations he is using his office to suppress Latino voters in the state. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the country's oldest Latino civil rights group, is calling on the Justice Department to investigate Paxton over a series of police raids on the homes of LULAC members, state lawmakers and other community leaders in the San Antonio area last week. Previously, Paxton had tried and failed to shut down the Houston-based and immigrant-led civil rights group Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha (FIEL) by claiming it engaged in electioneering. We're joined by the director of FIEL, Cesar Espinosa, and the CEO of LULAC, Juan Proaño, who both share how their organizations have been impacted by the attorney general's harassment and intimidation. 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."

[menudobucket]

It’s said that if voting mattered, it wouldn’t be legal; but if it doesn’t matter, why is there such an extreme effort to prevent it for certain people? VOTE!!!

[marjoriedejongh]

Regardless of color voter intimidation and suppression criminal. Texas politics is what happens when money buys power. These actions by an AG are terrifying and unjustified. Vote! Vote like our lives depend on it.

[yolandacrittenden]

Our US Attorney General needs to act immediately! This is unacceptable.

[NLfnz]

Paxton should be indicted and sentenced with voter suppression and intimidation of LULAC members!

[wazagunab]

If it's dirty & cruel, it's the GOP. VOTE 💙

[GladiolaGirl]

Juan Proano and Cesar Espinosa thank you for your important work. Please continue to fight for the rights of Latin people 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼❤️❤️❤️

[susana]

This is what republicans mean by going back to the old times by intimidating minorities and sway by using government power and fear. Thank you to all the individuals that stood their ground and especially the elderly. Your strength is a blessing.

[sandrasweeb]

The fact that Paxton thinks that he can do this so brazenly, goes to show how he feels backed by the Republicans in Texas. Any other would've been thrown in jail instead of being allowed to do community service.

[randyeilers]

Come on Texas voters. You can do better than this.

[Girltrucker]

And they have audacity to complain about government over reach! The GOP in Texas is insanely out of control!

[frans.]

I hope she sues for harassment and intimidation and wins! What a corrupt and despicable man, vote him out.

[tinakoehl]

Wtf is wrong with these idiots? Justice needs to be had for these people. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[elvee]

"When Texas government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear Texas government, there is tyranny" - Thomas of Jefferson, Texas.

[melanieswor]

I'm so sick of Paxton. The clown needs to be out of politics and in jail.

[elizabethguzman]

Paxton is a criminal, no matter how many hours of service he served.
I hope that everyone that affected sues Paxton.

[shmandapanda]

GOD BLESS THIS BAD ASS WOMAN!!! I hope she lives forever.

[milagromelgar]

The republicanos are afraid to lose Texas go Latinos community to vote 🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️ for democracy.

[stevenheckman-ozmp]

Those officers need to lose their job the Attorney General in Texas needs to lose his job and the judge who signed that search warrant needs to be removed they all need to go to jail.

[TOPDadAlpha]

Every Democrat must vote.... DON'T STAY HOME

[rebeccaweil]

If they don’t punish This AG Paxton then they’ll do it again and this a prosecutorial decision. Stop these people now