Group at the center of initial anti-ICE protests funded by California, federal government

Just the News ^ | June 9, 2025 5:15pm | Steven Richards

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The federal funding was terminated by the Trump administration, but the State of California provides extensive funding for immigration services.

The progressive activist group at the center of anti-ICE protests in California received a majority of its budget revenue in recent years from California and federal government grants, state financial documents show. 

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) staged one of the first Los Angeles rallies last week protesting the ICE raids in the city, in part sparked by the arrest of the Service Employees International Union president who was accused of obstructing immigration warrants. 

CHIRLA rallied alongside other member groups of the L.A. Rapid Response Network, according to a public post on it’s Instagram account. The organization was joined by the Service Employees International Union and the LA teacher’s union, among other immigrant groups. 

“To our immigrant community: we see you, we hear you, and we will NOT stop fighting for you. We say NO deportations. NO to mass detentions. Families belong together. We belong here!” CHIRLA said in the social media post. 

After the initial demonstrations, which remained peaceful, the anti-ICE protests escalated over the weekend to include more than 1,000 rioters filmed assaulting immigration officers, burning self-driving vehicles, temporarily closing down at least one city highway, and throwing concrete rocks at law enforcement officers.

State of California financial documents show that CHIRLA received a significant portion of its recent operating budgets from both state and federal government funding for immigration services. 

“During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Organization received government contract revenue of $33,966,572 including $32,526,542 or 96% from the State of California to provide immigration related services,” the group’s most recent financials reads. A similar percentage of revenue from the State of California was recorded in the prior year’s...

[rovenstinez]

Right back in the lap of Gov. Newsome. That should help his chance to be President...

[NoLibZone]

[Gen.Blather]

I wonder if this could be considered a RICO case, perhaps under the terrorism clause.

https://legaldictionary.net/rico-law/

[Organic Panic]

These commie terror groups funnel funds through a huge web of fake and phony sub groups to hide it all. The they all give the wink wink nod nod to their foot soldiers in antifa to break stuff while they say “we dindu nuffins and denounce violence.”

It will be glorious to see if it happens.

[crz]

Roflol!

[thinden]

So where does state of CA come up with the 32.5 mm per year for the past two years for funding CHIRLA?

Is newscum getting this from a USAID grant????

[thinden]

So where does state of CA come up with the 32.5 mm per year for the past two years for funding CHIRLA?

Is newscum getting this from a USAID grant????

[Alas Babylon!]

After the initial demonstrations, which remained peaceful, the anti-ICE protests escalated over the weekend to include more than 1,000 rioters filmed assaulting immigration officers, burning self-driving vehicles, temporarily closing down at least one city highway, and throwing concrete rocks at law enforcement officers.

And D-Day started with just a bunch of Americans, Brits and Canadians walking along France's famous beaches...