BREAKING 🚨 California Rep. Carl DeMaio Alleges Democrats Fund ICE Protest Organizations Rep. Carl DeMaio has claimed that Democratic leaders, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, have encouraged public demonstrations and financially supported groups involved in recent ICE-related protests. According to DeMaio, “Democrat politicians called on people to go to the streets. They fund the organizations that are organizing these protests.” He alleges that over $34 million in taxpayer money has been directed to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) in Los Angeles, an organization he says is involved in coordinating the demonstrations.