Los Angeles activist groups face investigations against ice protests

Anti-ice protests and riots in Los Angeles have conducted further scrutiny of militant groups, including the Los Angeles Humanitarian Immigration Rights Alliance, the Socialist and Liberation Party, and Union Del Barrio.

According to CBS News, Chirla and other groups have now conducted an investigation by Senator Josh Hawley through the Senate Judicial Crime and Counter-Terrorism Panel, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the Internal Revenue Service is looking at any possible funding for “violence”.

Hawley sent a letter to the group for “suspected to play a role in financing and amid major support for the protests and riots that devour Los Angeles.”

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“The reliable report now shows that your organization has provided logistical support and financial resources to individuals engaged in these destructive actions,” Hawley wrote in the letter. “Let me be clear: funding for civil unrest is not protected speech.

Chirla Executive Director Angelica Saras During a press conference with Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday, he denounced the ice sweeping in Los Angeles, adding that Republicans “say who we are, what we do and what we do.”

“Yes, we’ve received a letter from Senator Josh Hawley. But what I want you to know is that it won’t stop us, it won’t let us intimidate us to stand with the immigrant community,” Salas said.

Chirla said they did not play a role in violence. New York Post Earlier this week. Some areas of the city face property damage, including vehicles and businesses.

The organization has received $34 million in taxpayer funds IRS records obtained by Fox News show that in the past, including $750,000 from the Biden Administration.

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Protesters placed debris on riot gears and refueling masks to defend outside industrial parks in Paramount, California on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

The team runs a “fast response network” that Salas mentioned in a press conference that the region recently conducted ice arrests in the area.

“Yesterday, our raided Rapid Response Network didn’t stop answering calls until 7 p.m.,” Salas said. “So, there are two reports. It’s also scared of the community. So, even if they’re not in the enforcement site, what’s going on is that they’re witnessing everything.”

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According to its website, Chirla operates a “deported” legal team along with other immigration resources.

The organization’s website says on its mission page: “Chirla relies on the love and vision of our community to organize and build power among people, institutions and organizations to transform public opinion and develop progressive policies that promote the rights of people, citizens and labor for everyone.”

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The U.S. National Guard was deployed around downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025 after an immigration raid protest the night before. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

President Donald Trump The “paid uprising” allegedly played a role in the riots as a legal battle between him and California played a role in the deployment of his National Guard troops to civil unrest.

Fox News Digital approached Chirla for further comments.

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The FBI told Fox News earlier this week that if any evidence of a criminal conspiracy emerged, they would study it.

“We are investigating anyone who has crossed protected activities to violence and are ready to prosecute anyone who attacks federal officials or causes damage to government property,” Laura Eimiller, media coordinator for the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, told Fox News figures in an email at the time. “As you know, LAPD is also being arrested for illegal parliament. Obviously, evidence of any criminal conspiracy will be investigated.”