Socialist organizations aligned with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and activist groups tied to Chinese Communist Party-linked financier Neville Singham are coordinating nationwide protests opposing both U.S. immigration enforcement and the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
A coalition of far-left organizations, including groups aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America and activist networks linked to Chinese Communist Party-connected financier Neville Singham, has launched a coordinated campaign targeting President Donald Trump, blending opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement with protests against the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to a detailed report by Just the News.
The mobilization was already underway around plans to protest U.S. action against Maduro when an ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis accelerated organizing efforts. Protest leaders have since sought to fuse both issues into a unified message portraying Trump administration policies as part of a broader campaign of “imperialism” and domestic repression.
The Democratic Socialists of America, whose causes are openly supported by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, have worked alongside the Marxist activist group People’s Forum and the Communist-oriented Party for Socialism and Liberation to organize demonstrations under the slogan “No Wars. No Kings. No ICE,” a phrase circulated online by DSA affiliates. The same slogan and promotional material were shared by the People’s Forum, which posted the identical graphic used by DSA chapters.
DSA communications indicate the protests were coordinated across multiple organizations. A local DSA branch posted that its “Hands Off Venezuela” and “Fuck ICE” actions were being organized jointly with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which itself operates within the broader activist network funded by Singham.
The growing spotlight on that network has drawn congressional scrutiny. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted Thursday to authorize a subpoena seeking testimony and records from Singham related to his financial support for left-wing activist groups. The DSA, PSL, and the People’s Forum did not respond to requests for comment.
DSA messaging has explicitly linked the ICE shooting in Minnesota with U.S. action against Maduro. In a Thursday post, the New York City DSA chapter said, “Saturday, Trump invaded Venezuela, sacrificing lives for oil. Four days later, ICE forces invading Minneapolis murdered a legal observer recording their activity.” The group accused Trump of seeking to rule as an “emperor” and urged socialists to “fight back.”
Another graphic attached to the post promoted the combined slogan “Hands Off Venezuela. Hands Off Our Cities.” The NYC DSA chapter later said it was working with unions and activist groups to rally and urged elected officials to oppose U.S. foreign policy and ICE operations.
On its national Action Network page, the DSA argued that “from DC and Minneapolis to Caracas and beyond,” the Trump administration was trampling freedoms to entrench rule by “bullies for billionaires.” A California DSA chapter echoed those claims in a video shared nationally, in which a speaker said the group was protesting what it called the “illegal invasion of Venezuela” and the “murder of Renee Good.”
Other activist organizations amplified similar themes. Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin released a video saying the ICE shooting represented “state terrorism,” while calling for ICE to be removed from communities. Benjamin’s fellow Code Pink co-founder, Jodie Evans, married Singham in 2017.
Just the News has reported that the DSA has maintained close ties to Maduro’s regime for years and is now helping lead protests against his arrest as he remains held in federal custody in New York City. Another review by the outlet found that many of the anti-ICE protests were organized and promoted by PSL with assistance from the People’s Forum and some involvement from Code Pink.
A DSA event page claimed the Trump administration had launched an “illegal war against Venezuela” and accused ICE of “terrorizing neighborhoods,” while demanding the agency’s abolition.
Beyond DSA and PSL, a constellation of far-left groups has echoed the same framing. Organizations including Our Time, which describes itself as building on Mamdani’s mayoral campaign; 50501, a protest network that stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement”; Indivisible, which states it was founded in response to Trump’s election; Rise and Resist, which bills itself as a direct-action group; and Brooklyn Resisters, described as a far-left organizing network, have all circulated messaging tying together ICE enforcement and U.S. actions in Latin America. Indivisible Brooklyn said the administration was trampling freedoms “from MN & Chicago to Caracas & NYC.”
Mayor Mamdani himself has taken public positions aligning with those narratives. Following Maduro’s arrest, Mamdani tweeted that the U.S. action amounted to an act of war and a violation of international law, adding that the pursuit of regime change directly affected New Yorkers. After the ICE shooting, he claimed an ICE agent had “murdered a woman in Minneapolis” and said New York would stand with immigrants.
In a separate video, Mamdani said his administration would continue enforcing sanctuary city policies while condemning ICE raids as “cruel and inhumane.” During an MSNBC appearance, he told host Jen Psaki that accountability should apply to the ICE officer involved and reiterated his opposition to U.S. action against Maduro.
DSA’s national organization has also expanded its messaging to include explicit support for other socialist regimes. In a statement claiming the U.S. had “invaded and kidnapped” Venezuela’s leader, the group warned similar action could follow against Cuba and declared solidarity with both governments.
On Saturday, DSA released a video featuring Venezuelan activist Fita Gonzalez, described as a militant of the Cumbe Nacional Afrovenezolano, who has a long history of defending Maduro. In the video, Gonzalez said Venezuelans were mobilized over what she called the “kidnap of our legitimate president” and urged continued protests, saying supporters should “keep up the solidarity, to keep up moving.”
People’s Forum director Manolo De Los Santos also weighed in, tweeting that U.S. actions near Cuba represented intimidation and referring to the United States as the “Yankee Empire.”
If Singham ultimately complies with the House Oversight Committee subpoena, lawmakers are expected to question him extensively about the funding, coordination, and foreign connections of the activist groups now driving protests against both ICE enforcement and U.S. action against Maduro.
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