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Protesters opposing construction of an Arizona border wall have received supportive coverage from BreakThrough News, which is under congressional investigation for ties to China. A correspondent spent five days at the protest camp documenting anti-ICE sentiment and what was termed “U.S. imperialism.” Protesters have been blocking vehicles, sitting on equipment, and getting arrested since mid-summer; construction workers recently removed a tree called "Grandmother" that protesters had occupied. BreakThrough News reports that the activists are from diverse backgrounds and hope to halt border wall construction entirely through their presence. The outlet itself has faced scrutiny over millions of dollars in funding from China-linked sources and potential violations of tax or foreign agent laws.

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Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been camping near an Arizona border wall construction site since mid-summer to delay its progress. A correspondent from BreakThrough News, an outlet under congressional investigation for ties to China, spent five days profiling the protest, calling it a fight against "U.S. imperialism." BreakThrough News has received millions of dollars from nonprofit groups linked to Neville Singham, a Marxist donor based in China. The outlet also recently merged with another Chinese-linked media organization covering events in Shanghai. Local news reports show protesters blocking vehicles and sitting on construction equipment, leading to arrests for trespassing and assault. Despite protests, construction workers tore down a tree the activists had named "Grandmother," causing outrage among the demonstrators.

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The explicitly anti-ICE outlet received millions of dollars from nonprofit groups tied to China-based Marxist donor Neville Singham in recent years, and it announced a merger in June with another outlet covering Shanghai events with promotion from Chinese state media.

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Protesters at Arizona border wall get friendly profile from China-linked outlet · assertive framing

Protesters camping out near an Arizona border wall construction site are now getting friendly press coverage from a New York outlet under congressional investigation for ties to China. asserted

Protesters → camp → China

A BreakThrough News correspondent spent five days in the camp to document the demonstration against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and what she called “U.S. imperialism,” according to a Thursday post from the outlet. uncertain

she → spend → outlet

it → receive → media

The border wall protesters have persisted since mid-summer in trying to stall construction. asserted

protesters → persist → construction

Local news reports and the activists’ social media posts show them blocking vehicles, sitting on equipment, climbing in a tree, and getting arrested on charges of alleged trespassing and assault. asserted

them → show → trespassing

Construction workers tore down a tree the protesters called “Grandmother” on Monday despite outcry, Tuscon Sentinel reported. asserted

Sentinel → tear → outcry

BreakThrough News described the crowd as including a “Palestinian land defender” and others who feel “so connected to this land.” asserted

who → describe → land

“Border Patrol has refused to answer questions about the arrests, and protesters returned Tuesday, occupying another tree and calling on the community to come out en masse to reinforce the camp and stop construction,” the outlet wrote. asserted

outlet → refuse → construction

The Department of Justice recently launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for possible violations of tax or foreign agent laws, anonymous U.S. officials previously said. asserted

officials → launch → laws

Peoples Dispatch, which BreakThrough News merged with, has repeatedly covered Chinese geopolitical conferences in Shanghai that Singham was seen attending multiple times. asserted

Singham → merge → that

A Chinese public university running the conference reprinted the Peoples Dispatch‘s coverage on its website in 2023. asserted

university → run → 2023

The Republican-led House Ways and Means committee also sent subpoenas to BreakThrough News and two other Singham-linked organizations in July to determine whether they should maintain tax-exempt status. asserted

they → lead → status

BreakThrough News called the investigation unconstitutional and a “witch-hunt” in an August statement from Editor-in-Chief Ben Becker. asserted

News → call → Becker

“There are miles and miles and miles of potential wall project that so far, just by showing up, people are able to shut down,” a masked protester told BreakThrough News in a video at the Arizona camp. asserted

protester → be → camp

The speaker expressed hope that they could “put a complete stop to major aspects, if not the entire border wall happening here.” uncertain

they → express → aspects

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