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[Opinion] Who's Behind the Organized, Funded and Coordinated Riots?

  • Los Angeles experienced widespread anti-ICE protests over a weekend in June 2025, involving thousands at various demonstrations across the city.
  • The protests followed public calls for action by CHIRLA Executive Director Angelica Salas and were reportedly supported by organizations with increased government funding.
  • By mid-2023, CHIRLA had secured close to $34 million in public funding, nearly tripling its revenue from 2022, which included DHS grants for citizenship programs that were later frozen, leading to legal action.
  • During the events, David Huerta, president of SEIU California, was taken into custody for interfering with a federal ICE operation, while local officials including Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom spoke out against the federal enforcement efforts.
  • The protests led to National Guard mobilization and at least 56 arrests, highlighting ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement and the role of activist groups in the region.
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A declared communist revolutionary group with links to a Chinese-related Marxist funding network has been at the forefront of organizing protests across the country against the Trump administration's energetic measures against illegal immigration by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), including protests that led to violent riots in parts of Los Angeles.Read more]]>

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