As Mayor Karen Bass lifts the curfew in Los Angeles after days of violent riots, a key question remains: who funded the unrest? While Chinese Communist Party–linked money flows through hidden networks, California taxpayers have also unknowingly financed the very groups that blocked federal agents and fueled the chaos.
The numbers are staggering, and the betrayal is undeniable.
Government watchdog Open The Books revealed that California handed out $73.6 million to anti-deportation groups in just 2023 and 2024. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), a lead organizer behind the riots, received nearly half: $35 million. In effect, residents are paying to destroy their own communities.
“I’m formally requesting the Legislature audit the extent to which LA’s riots are being bankrolled by a taxpayer-subsidized nonprofit,” said Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez. “There is zero excuse for our tax dollars to go towards these riots.”
CHIRLA’s public funding soared from $12.4 million in 2022 to $34 million in 2023, a 174% increase that coincided with rising anti-American activism. According to CHIRLA’s tax filings, 96% of its revenue comes from California taxpayers through state contracts for “immigration-related services.”
So, what are taxpayers actually funding?
They’re paying
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