CHIRLA, which is under investigation, has received funding not only by the Biden administration, but has close relations with the Catholic Church.
A non-profit organization that is suspected of bankrolling the protestors (not the looting) of the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles has strong ties to that city’s Archdiocese and to a national Catholic organization.
During this week’s episode of The Catholic Champion show with CforC’s President, John Yep, Michael Hichborn, President of the Lepanto Institute, said that the Coalition for Humane Immigrants Rights, better known as CHIRLA, has had a long, deep relationship with the Archdiocese, which is even mentioned in their website.
“So, one of the nonprofits of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles recommends it to work with CHIRLA, the far-left Marxist organization?” Yep asked Hichborn.
“Yes,” Hichborn responded. “That is correct.”
According to Hichborn, CHIRLA, which was formed in 1986, became one of the most noteworthy immigrant rights organizations ever since Father Luis Olivares, the pastor of Our Lady Queen of Angels, one of the most notorious figures in the Sanctuary movement, was CHIRLA’s first director.
“CHIRLA became a place for organizations and people who support human rights to work together for policies that advance justice and full inclusion for all immigrants,” according to CHIRLA’s website.
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