LA Illegal Immigrant Riots Appear to Be Organized and Funded

A local immigration raid targeting an alleged human trafficking ring quickly spiraled into a politically charged flashpoint, revealing how organized activism, media attention, and high-profile figures can rapidly escalate a localized operation into a national controversy. Voters elected Trump to end the flood of illegal migrants and to reverse the open border policy of the Biden-Harris administration. These organized riots suggest they were prepared to fight back - potentially sending the nation into ugly riots similar to the BLM riots of 2020 that led to billions of dollars in destruction and the deaths of over two dozen people.

When ICE conducted coordinated raids Friday morning at several locations in downtown Los Angeles, protestors disrupted operations at both the staging area—a Home Depot in Paramount—and outside the business being targeted. The situation may have remained relatively limited, but it quickly intensified with the arrival of two prominent left-leaning community leaders.

One of them, SEIU California President David Huerta, was arrested after obstructing federal officers. His detention prompted swift condemnation from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Rep. Gil Cisneros, and other Democratic officials.

Shortly afterward, Angelica Salas, Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), held a press conference urging widespread demonstrations against ICE. The call to action fueled further unrest.

What began as a few hundred protesters soon surged into thousands. The presence of coordinated t-shirts and professionally made signs suggested the involvement of well-funded, organized groups driving the escalation.


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