OHIO — The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a raid at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative. During the operation, agents seized cell phones and computers. Federal agents also visited the homes of individuals associated with the organization.

The Ohio Organizing Collaborative operates as a nonprofit organization focused on voter registration and civic engagement. Prentiss Haney, a board member of the organization, said, "The raid was a full-on coordinated assault weaponizing the justice department and DHS against people who are fighting for working-class voters and Black voters to make sure they have access to the ballot."

Joseph Wilson, a labor historian and union consultant, said, "Historically the FBI has played a diabolical role in terms of civil rights, human rights and political rights starting with Jay Edgar Hoover and his attacks and subterfuge against Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. The Ohio FBI raids were an act of desperation that will backfire and only inspire greater voter turnout."

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a professor of constitutional law and civil rights attorney, said, "Think about this — that's why we need to vote because administrations matter. During one administration, the FBI can be weaponized against the American people — another administration the FBI can be a supporter of human rights and investigating people who are attacking folks for just wanting to vote — another administration is using the FBI to undermine our democracy by using them for voter suppression and undermining the right to vote. So votes matter."