What many outlets initially framed as an impromptu riots over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles (LA) has now been linked to a far more organized and well-financed effort.
An investigative thread by the social-media account “Data Republican” lays out a detailed funding trail that stretches from progressive nonprofits to radical socialist fronts—and even to a billionaire with a record of amplifying Chinese Communist Party narratives. The picture that emerges is not one of organic outrage, but of a coordinated push backed in part by taxpayer dollars.
🚨🔥 WHO’S BEHIND THE ANTI-ICE RIOTS IN LOS ANGELES? 🔥🚨
Hundreds took to the streets this weekend: blocking roads, attacking federal officers, even burning flags. But this wasn’t “spontaneous outrage.”
This was organized. Funded. Coordinated.
Here’s a breakdown of the… pic.twitter.com/vdJWrZBAOU
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At the heart of this financial web is the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA). Public disclosures show CHIRLA’s government grants ballooning from roughly $12 million to $34 million in a single fiscal year—an astonishing jump that raises questions about how much public money ends up underwriting protest infrastructure. Most of that cash appears to come from the State