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Federal Raid Seizes Files, Sparks Political Outcry in Ohio

6/14/2026

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Homeland Security Raids Ohio

In February, Homeland Security asked Franklin County elections officials whether the Ohio Organizing Collaborative was linked to Black Fork Strategies.
More than 100 agents executed a June 11 warrant, seized files at Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Cleveland office; investigation ongoing.
Ohio Secretary Frank LaRose said state stands ready to assist federal partners, offering no details.
Amy Acton and Senator Sherrod Brown called the raid intimidation ahead of Ohio’s Senate races.

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Trump Initiates Raids

Local leaders, including Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, called the June 11 raids an unprecedented attack on voting rights.
FBI agents questioned staff and seized documents from the Ohio Organizing Collaborative in Cleveland, leaving the investigation ongoing.
Senator Sherrod Brown said the raids represent a transparent effort to silence Ohio voters.
The raids are President Donald Trump’s effort to combat voter fraud before 2026 midterms.

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Historical Context

The FBI launched COINTELPRO in 1956 to disrupt groups it deemed subversive, expanding in the 1960s to target the Black Panther Party and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; the program ended in 1971 after accounting for roughly 0.2 % of the Bureau’s workload. The June 11, 2024 raid on Cleveland’s Ohio Organizing Collaborative revives that legacy of federal interference in voter-mobilization efforts.

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Homeland Security Raids Ohio

In February, Homeland Security asked Franklin County elections officials whether the Ohio Organizing Collaborative was linked to Black Fork Strategies.
More than 100 agents executed a June 11 warrant, seized files at Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Cleveland office; investigation ongoing.
Ohio Secretary Frank LaRose said state stands ready to assist federal partners, offering no details.
Amy Acton and Senator Sherrod Brown called the raid intimidation ahead of Ohio’s Senate races.

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