California lawmakers have advanced AB 2624, called the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” to block the public posting of information or images of “any designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer, or other individuals residing at the same home address.”
Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, who voted against the bill, said the legislation is “designed to silence citizen journalists exposing fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars.”
“Instead of fixing the fraud problems being uncovered, Sacramento politicians are trying to shut down the people exposing them,” he said. “AB 2624 would allow activists and taxpayer-funded organizations to demand the removal of video evidence — even if it captures misconduct in plain view — and threatens journalists with massive financial penalties. That’s not about public safety — it’s about protecting powerful interests.”
The bill was led by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, the wife of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley commented on the bill, stating, “California is trying to pass a bill that would criminalize investigative journalism with misdemeanors, $10,000 fines, imprisonment, and content takedown.”
“The proposed bill is titled AB 2624 and was made after I exposed mass fraud by immigrant groups in America. Under AB 2624, government-funded entities like the Somali ‘Learing’ Daycare centers would be protected from being exposed if they operated inside California. The enemy truly is within,” he said. “When our politicians would rather protect fraudsters and illegal migrants, it’s time for us to stand up or face mass oppression from the traitors who ‘rule’ over us.”
Shirley recently uncovered $170 million in alleged fraud in California upon investigating hospice care centers and daycares. He previously revealed that numerous California voters are registered at the same address, while others are listed as being well over 100 years old.
