Well-funded activists and a coordinated social media campaign helped spark the pro-illegal migrant protests on Friday that descended into days of rioting in Los Angeles.
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“The FBI is investigating any and all monetary connections responsible for these riots,” FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday night.
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
SEIU California President David Huerta helped kick off the tumultuous weekend by getting arrested during ICE raids on Friday morning.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges Huerta tried to obstruct federal agents who “were executing a lawful judicial warrant” while ICE conducted raids in Los Angeles. {snip}
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Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights (CHIRLA)
SEIU’s shared graphic advertised a press conference with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) at the building’s address that ended up taking place. {snip}
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Unión del Barrio and Centro CSO
Another downtown Los Angeles press conference on Friday featured speakers from Unión del Barrio and Centro CSO, Facebook video shows. Unión del Barrio’s Ron Gochez told his audience about the need to resist ICE “by any means necessary.”
“If we organize, we can kick their asses out of every single ghetto, every single barrio, anywhere where our people are,” Gochez said, drawing applause.
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
The Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) helped spread SEIU’s graphic about CHIRLA’s Friday press conference on X. {snip}
Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)
Los Angeles protesters were seen carrying signs from the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), which encouraged the protests to continue their “courageous stand” over the weekend and accused law enforcement of escalating the situation. {snip}
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