Overview
- The committee opened its inquiry on June 24 to assess whether CHIRLA diverted federal funds intended for citizenship education toward organizing or supporting the June 8 unrest in Los Angeles
- CHIRLA received nearly $1 million in Biden administration grants from 2021 to 2023 and almost $34 million in state funding in the fiscal year ending June 2023
- A June 24 letter demands all communications and financial documents related to federal grants and protests involving ICE, DHS and Customs and Border Protection
- CHIRLA maintains it only held a press conference and deployed legal observers to immigration courts and has not coordinated or participated in the street demonstrations
- More than 1,000 protesters clashed with law enforcement on June 8, causing over $30 million in damage as other activist groups supplied helmets and respirators