Thread by Bill Melugin (BillMelugin_)
Published: 7/7/2025
NEW: I just spoke to Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino @USBPChiefELC, who was the official on the phone with LA Mayor Karen Bass at MacArthur Park today. I asked him for his message to her, as she demands raids end?
“I don’t work for Karen Bass. Better get used to us now, cause
The City of Los Angeles currently faces a $1 billion deficit. The Los Angeles Times reported that the mayor’s new program, which could provide a few hundred dollars per card, will be funded through philanthropy:
It was not immediately clear what the qualifications will be needed to receive the cards.
The mayor emphasized that the money will not come from city coffers but from philanthropic partners. The cards will be distributed by immigrants rights groups such as the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles [CHIRLA].
The city will coordinate between philanthropists and organizations distributing the cards, according to the mayor’s office.
The organization Bass mentioned, CHIRLA, has been at the forefront of organizing radical protests against ICE agents, which often lead to riots, and has already received millions of dollars in public funding.
The City of Los Angeles provided only limited assistance to residents affected by the wildfires in January. More aid was provided by Los Angeles County, which funded some grants to needy residents and workers.
Heather Macdonald:
UPDATE: The man seen throwing chunks of concrete at Border Patrol vehicles in LA last summer has pleaded guilty to felony assault on a federal officer w/ a deadly weapon causing bodily injury.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 17, 2026
He will be sentenced at a hearing on August 7th & faces up to 20 years in fed prison. https://t.co/N7v0Rul9Y1
ARRESTED: Elpidio Reyna surrendered today at the U.S.-Mexico border to face a felony charge of assault on a federal officer for throwing rocks at passing law enforcement vehicles in Paramount on June 7.
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) July 23, 2025
He was taken into custody by a U.S. Border Patrol officer who was inside… pic.twitter.com/9ExZPnEAPT