LA Mayor Karen Bass, fresh off her catastrophic management of the city’s recent wildfires, is now stumping for the illegal aliens burning and looting the city. Rather than use her power to help restore order in the city, she is blaming ICE and federal officials for the problems. In The Spectator, Laura Powell points to Bass’s association with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, which has been pushing radical immigration positions. Powell writes:
CHIRLA leads the LA Rapid Response Network (LARRN), a hotline launched in January to collect tips about ICE activity and dispatch activists to intervene. Mayor Karen Bass herself has admitted that the city relies on this network to monitor federal immigration enforcement.
The LA protests kicked into high gear after David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in California, was arrested for allegedly obstructing ICE officers. Huerta is a major political player in the state, leading a union of 750,000 workers that is a major donor to the Democratic Party. Though his spokesperson claimed he was merely observing, video released by the US Attorney appears to show him blocking an ICE vehicle.
CHIRLA sprang into action, organizing a rally to protest Huerta’s arrest. Demonstrators waved signs from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a Communist group, and chanted familiar slogans: “No justice, no peace!” and “Stand up, fight back!” CHIRLA’s executive director referred to Huerta as her “brother,” highlighting the group’s close ties to organized labor.
Mayor Bass joined posted on X, “We will not stand for this” – “this” referring not to street violence, but to ICE enforcing federal law. In Spanish, she was more direct: “We are not going to permit these actions.”
Bass has a long-standing relationship with CHIRLA. Just last year, she congratulated the organization for acquiring a new building to continue advancing “justice and full inclusion for all immigrants.” In August, her office issued a press release bragging about securing federal funds for CHIRLA.
Read more here.
A few simple truths:
–Looting an Adidas store isn’t justice.
–Burning cities isn’t speech.
–@GavinNewsom isn’t a good governor.And what’s happening in Los Angeles aren’t 'peaceful rallies' — they’re third-world insurrection riots on American soil. pic.twitter.com/hc6Ym4gXdO
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 11, 2025
If you’re willing to fight for Main Street America, click here to sign up for the Richardcyoung.com free weekly email.
