California law enforcement agencies thought they could hide the truth about the LA anti-ICE riots.
They were dead wrong about that.
And a bombshell lawsuit just hit LAPD that could blow the lid off the whole operation.
Conservative group demands answers about coordinated violence
The Federation for American Immigration Reform dropped five separate lawsuits in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the LAPD, LA County Sheriff’s Department, and California Highway Patrol.¹
The conservative legal group wants records that could expose exactly how much local law enforcement knew about the coordinated violence that erupted in June — and whether sanctuary city policies helped enable attacks on federal agents.
The legal action stems from an explosive September 5 investigative report that revealed something the mainstream media refused to admit.²
Those "peaceful protests" weren’t spontaneous grassroots activism at all.
The violence was a calculated operation bankrolled by anti-border activists and foreign actors who wanted to sabotage Trump’s immigration enforcement.³
The investigation documented organized leadership using megaphones to direct mob movements, supply trucks showing up with equipment for rioters, and protective gear being handed out to keep the attacks going.⁴
Over 1,000 rioters surrounded federal buildings while assaulting ICE officers, slashing tires on federal vehicles, and launching Molotov cocktails at agents just trying to do their jobs.⁵
ICE officers faced a 413% spike in physical assaults during this period.⁶
Even worse, the families of ICE agents were doxed and targeted at their homes while their husbands and fathers were under attack in the streets.⁷
The chaos forced Trump to deploy both the National Guard and active-duty Marines to restore order in America’s second-largest city.
LA agencies stonewalling public records requests
After publishing their bombshell report, the group submitted California Public Records Act requests to five LA law enforcement agencies.⁸
They asked for communications between police and outside groups, arrest records, injury reports, and federal assistance logs.
The agencies responded with what the lawsuit called "inadequate responses," "unlawful delays," and "improper denials."⁹
California law requires agencies to respond to records requests within 10 days, with a possible 14-day extension — meaning 24 days maximum.¹⁰
But LA law enforcement agencies have a documented history of ignoring these deadlines when transparency might embarrass them politically.
The ACLU previously sued LAPD for taking months or years to respond to public records requests, sometimes failing to respond at all.¹¹
Now this conservative legal organization is taking the same path — filing lawsuits to force compliance with state transparency laws.
"These lawsuits are crucial to bring transparency to local law enforcement’s role in the LA anti-ICE riots," said Dale Wilcox, the group’s executive director and general counsel.¹²
The records being demanded could reveal whether LAPD and the Sheriff’s Department had advance warning about the coordinated attacks but failed to act — or worse, whether sanctuary city officials deliberately stood down while federal agents came under assault.
LAPD took two full hours to respond after over 1,000 rioters surrounded the federal building.¹³
Two hours while rocks and firebombs rained down on federal officers.
That’s not incompetence — that’s a political decision to let federal agents twist in the wind.
What the riots really cost Americans
The violence that erupted in Los Angeles wasn’t the spontaneous community reaction that Democrats and their media allies pretended it was.
The organized violence included throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, setting cars on fire, torching Waymo self-driving vehicles, blockading the 101 Freeway, and destroying property across downtown LA.¹⁴
One suspect arrested during the riots told store employees he previously served in special forces and could make pipe bombs before revealing he was traveling to LA specifically to kill law enforcement officers.¹⁵
He was buying fireworks with the intent to weaponize them against federal agents.
Los Angeles taxpayers got stuck with a $32 million bill for the city’s response — with $29 million going just to LAPD overtime and tactical alert costs.¹⁶
But the real damage went far beyond property destruction and emergency response costs.
The riots resulted in at least two fatalities, hundreds of injuries, more than 500 arrests, and economic devastation that will hurt LA businesses for years.¹⁷
Nearly 400 people were arrested during the first six days alone before Marines arrived to restore order.¹⁸
And here’s what should terrify every American: this is the blueprint.
The same radical groups operating in LA have chapters in cities across America — including yours.
The same foreign funding networks exposed in this investigation are bankrolling similar operations nationwide.
If California officials succeed in burying these records, every sanctuary city in America will know they can enable violence against federal agents with zero accountability.
Foreign actors and domestic radicals coordinated the chaos
The investigation exposed the networks behind the violence that California officials are desperate to keep hidden.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles received $34 million in state grants since 2023.¹⁹
The Hispanic Federation pulled in $20 million from corporate sponsors and left-wing foundations.²⁰
These weren’t grassroots protesters — they were professional agitators with massive funding backing coordinated attacks on federal immigration enforcement.
Think about that for a second.
California taxpayers funded organizations that turned around and organized violence against federal agents enforcing immigration law.
Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass handed $34 million to a group that helped orchestrate riots resulting in two deaths, hundreds of injuries, and tens of millions in damage.
That’s not poor judgment — that’s complicity.
The records being demanded through these lawsuits could expose the full network of funders and organizers who orchestrated the chaos.
"Our investigative report already demonstrated that foreign actors and anti-borders groups orchestrated this chaos to undermine America’s borders," said Mateo Forero, the group’s director of investigations.²¹
"The withheld records will help uncover the full network of funders and agitators, ensuring those who fueled the riots face justice."²²
California agencies know these records could prove that sanctuary city officials didn’t just enable coordinated violence against federal officers — they bankrolled the organizations that organized it.
The withheld communications between LAPD and these radical groups could show direct coordination or advance warning that was ignored.
Arrest records could reveal how many known agitators were released without charges.
Federal assistance logs could document exactly when local officials finally called for help after leaving federal agents under siege.
This isn’t about government transparency anymore — it’s about whether California officials will face any consequences for what amounts to sedition.
That’s exactly why they’re fighting so hard to keep these records buried.
But this conservative legal organization isn’t backing down.
The lawsuits are filed, the legal framework is clear, and California’s stonewalling tactics have already been ruled illegal in previous cases.
These records are coming out one way or another — and when they do, Americans will finally see proof of exactly who organized the violence, who funded it, and which California officials helped them get away with it.
¹ Federation for American Immigration Reform, "FAIR Sues LAPD and Others, Demands Accountability for LA Anti-ICE Riots," PR Newswire, October 13, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Federation for American Immigration Reform, "Two New FAIR Reports Expose How America’s Adversaries are Exploiting U.S. Immigration Policies," FAIRUS.org, September 2025.
⁵ Department of Homeland Security, "DHS Releases Statement on Violent Rioters Assaulting ICE Officers in Los Angeles," June 7, 2025.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Ibid.
⁸ Kerry Picket, "FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots," The Washington Times, October 21, 2025.
⁹ Ibid.
¹⁰ First Amendment Coalition, "California Public Records Guide," MuckRock.
¹¹ Courthouse News Service, "ACLU Sues LA Police for Stonewalling Records Requests."
¹² Kerry Picket, "FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots," The Washington Times, October 21, 2025.
¹³ Department of Homeland Security, "DHS Releases Statement on Violent Rioters Assaulting ICE Officers in Los Angeles," June 7, 2025.
¹⁴ Department of Homeland Security, "DHS Sets the Record Straight on LA Riots," June 10, 2025.
¹⁵ Fox News, "LA taxpayers will pay $32 million for anti-ICE protest costs," June 21, 2025.
¹⁶ FOX 11 Los Angeles, "LA ICE protests have cost the city nearly $20 million," June 17, 2025.
¹⁷ Federation for American Immigration Reform, "The Los Angeles Anti-ICE Riots Were a Coordinated Campaign of Disruption," FAIRUS.org, September 5, 2025.
¹⁸ CBS Los Angeles, "LA protests against ICE reach Day 6," June 11, 2025.
¹⁹ Federation for American Immigration Reform, "Two New FAIR Reports Expose How America’s Adversaries are Exploiting U.S. Immigration Policies," FAIRUS.org, September 2025.
²⁰ Ibid.
²¹ Federation for American Immigration Reform, "FAIR Sues LAPD and Others, Demands Accountability for LA Anti-ICE Riots," PR Newswire, October 13, 2025.
²² Ibid.
