A new report reveals one of the main groups behind the anti-ICE demonstrators on the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday, which has led to many insulting and harassing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Laura Powell, a high-profile liberal attorney from California, took to X to share a screenshot exposing The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights as one of the “key players in fomenting the violent response to immigration enforcement actions.”
“If you are a Californian, the current LA riots are an example of your tax dollars hard at work. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights—CHIRLA—is one of the key players in fomenting the violent response to immigration enforcement actions. It’s an LA-based nonprofit with a history of taking radical positions on immigration; for example, it led a 2018 campaign to abolish ICE. It currently leads the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network, which gathers intel about enforcement actions and deploys activists to respond,” Powell wrote in a lengthy post on X.
“CHIRLA has strong ties to the Democrat Party in California and has supported the election of Democratic candidates through its lobbying arm. It has a particularly close relationship with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The organization also has a close relationship with organized labor in the state, which in turn is a major financial supporter of Democrat politicians. On Friday, amid rising tensions, CHIRLA held a rally protesting ICE’s enforcement actions and the arrest of SEIU President David Huerta for obstruction,” she added.
Powell continued, “The incredible part is that CHIRLA’s activities are primarily funded by California taxpayers. I obtained a financial audit that shows that for the fiscal year ending June 2023, it received $34 million from the state, mostly through the Department of Social Services, accounting for 72% of its total revenue. This was nearly a three-fold increase over the previous year.”
“CHIRLA also received a $450,000 federal contract in 2023, which Mayor Bass publicly took credit for helping secure. DHS froze funding in February, which prompted a lawsuit from CHIRLA. DHA then canceled the contract, and the lawsuit was then dismissed. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex—now we face a nonprofit-industrial complex,” she concluded.
Far-left California Rep. Maxine Waters joined anti-ICE demonstrators on the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday and attempted to enter the Los Angeles Federal Building to check on a union head who had been jailed.
Waters was seen on film yelling at National Guard troops, who were called in by President Donald Trump after two days of demonstrators rioting and attacking ICE officials as they sought to enforce federal immigration laws.
“Why do you have guns? What are you going to do, you going to shoot some kid who’s afraid of you and runs?” Waters asked.
“You going to shoot an elected official? If you shoot me, you better shoot straight. I don’t know why you’re in my city. The governor was not contacted. This is Trump, and his outrageous attempt to not only target our sanctuary city but to frighten us and intimidate us. This is wrong, and I hope that none of you will use those guns to shoot anybody. There’s no reason to shoot anybody,” Waters added.
Waters then attempted to enter the federal building to “check on” Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President David Huerta, who was injured and jailed amid a violent clash between demonstrators and ICE authorities.