A coalition of radical-Left groups that are gathering this evening in Santa Ana to riot in “solidarity” with the rioters in Los Angeles. They’re demanding an end to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts to arrest and deport illegal immigrants – many of whom are criminals. These political advocacy groups believe in open borders and share a common opposition to the deportation of illegal immigrants – even if they are dangerous criminals.
One, at Harbor and MacArthur, is being organized by the following groups:
VietRise: an local front group for the Tides Center, a secretive radical NGO with tens of millions in funds.
The Harbor Institute: a Santa Ana front group for the radical National Day Laborers Organizing Network. This group, along with VietRise, spearheaded last year’s failed ballot measure to allow non-citizens to vote in Santa Ana elections.
Freedom Road Socialist Organization: “A national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States.”
The Orange County Rapid Response Network: another radical open borders group. One of its main purposes is giving a heads up to illegal immigrants – even if they are criminals – if an ICE raid is in the offing.
Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle: a radical group that supports the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army.
Chicanxs Unidxs (formerly Chicanos Unidos)
Asian Youth Collective: “A collective of anti-imperialist Asian and BIPOC youth.”
In other words, this protest action is being organized and led by Communist and Communist-adjacent groups. Not that you’ll see that reported in any local coverage of the protests.
These groups occupy spots on the political spectrum ranging from extreme Left to Communist. That isn’t an exaggeration.
Another protest is planned for the Santa Ana Civic Center:
According to the Long Beach Protest and Events IG account, another anti-ICE protest is planned for Sasscer Park in Sana Ana – although left-wing activist refer to it as Black Panther Park (the park is named in honor of Santa Ana police officer Nelson Sasscer, whose murder was tied to the Black Panthers.
