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House Judiciary Committee opens probe into taxpayer-funded group’s potential ties to LA anti-ICE riots

June 24, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether an activist organization with ties to the Democratic Party that received nearly $1 million in grants under the Biden administration used the funds to foment the anti-ICE riots that ripped through Los Angeles earlier this month.

In a letter obtained exclusively by The Post addressed to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), the committee details the taxpayer-funded grants doled out to the group by the federal government between 2021 and 2023.

“This raises concerns that CHIRLA may be using federal funds to support violent criminal activity that impedes the enforcement of federal immigration law,” the letter states in reference to the funds, which ostensibly were paid out to support things like “citizenship instruction and naturalization services” and “innovations in citizenship education.”

The letter is signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), as well as Reps. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), the chairmen of two subcommittees.

The committee is requesting CHIRLA turn over “all documents and communications” related to any federal funds the group received, as well as a detailed breakdown of how the funds were spent, including any supporting documentation.