Commentary
Communist groups with potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may have helped organize the Los Angeles immigration riots.
Thinking About China
Opinion
CCP Connections to the LA Anti-ICE Riots
This is not the first time communist organizations have exploited LA’s civil unrest for revolutionary purposes.
A row of Waymo vehicles burn on a street during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
