Taxpayer-Funded Immigration Group Operates ‘Political Power Project’ to ‘Build a Voter Base From Scratch’

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, a Los Angeles-based immigration nonprofit that receives millions in government funding, is accused of establishing an immigration-to-elections pipeline across three entities, according to one state watchdog.

CHIRLA maintains the entities are separate.

A CHIRLA organization in Mexico trains migrants planning to come to the U.S., while CHIRLA provides legal...