In an assertive push for justice, Attorney General Kwame Raoul of Illinois, flanked by a coalition of 16 attorneys general, has beckoned the U.S. Department of Justice to commence a civil rights investigation into the raids executed by the Texas attorney general’s office, targeting Latino voters, candidates, and volunteers. These August 20 raids have sparked severe criticism, with Raoul and his coalition alleging potential civil rights abuses. According to a statement made by the Illinois Attorney General's office, these actions by the Texas officials undeniably rifled through personal possessions and aimed to intimidate members of the Latino community.

Calling the use of authority to dishearten community participation in democracy not just unconscionable but a direct affront to the rights all residents are sworn to be protected under, Raoul's letter decried the raids as a means to strike fear into the hearts of voters of color. "As Illinois’ Attorney General, I swore an oath to protect the rights of all residents. The idea that one of my fellow attorneys general would use the authority of the office to try to intimidate their residents is unconscionable," Raoul asserted in the letter, emphasizing the critical need for the DOJ to acknowledge and assess the civil liberties infringed upon during the Texas raids, noted by the Illinois Attorney General's office.

Despite the absence of any credible indication of widespread voter fraud in the United States, the actions taken on August 20 by Ken Paxton's office have been branded as a perpetuation of a racist, baseless claim designed to suppress the political voices of a specific demographic, "There has never been evidence of widespread voter fraud anywhere in the United States, and by conducting the Aug. 20 raids to search the homes of Latino candidates and voting rights activists, Raoul and the coalition argue the Texas attorney general’s office is perpetuating a racist, baseless claim in order to intimidate voters of color," the letter to the DOJ stated.