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Maya Yang

US rights groups warn of Republican effort to undercut LA advocacy work

Josh Hawley at the Senate judiciary committee confirmation hearing of Pam Bondi.
Josh Hawley at the Senate judiciary committee confirmation hearing of the attorney general, Pam Bondi. Photograph: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

Immigration and civil rights organizations across the US are warning of a growing effort to undermine their advocacy work as rightwing lawmakers accuse them of fueling the demonstrations against federal raids in California.

Advocacy groups voiced alarm on Thursday after Josh Hawley, a Republican US senator from Missouri, threatened multiple immigration and civil rights groups with investigations over claims that they are “bankrolling civil unrest” in Los Angeles.

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