The Federal Bureau of Investigation has initiated an active investigation into Cynthia Gonzalez, the vice mayor of Cudahy, a city in southeast Los Angeles County, following allegations that she posted a video on social media urging some of the region’s most dangerous Latino street gangs to take up arms against federal immigration agents.

In the now-deleted video, Gonzalez reportedly challenged members of the 18th Street and Florencia 13, predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American gangs, to "protect" their territory from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and confront ICE, which she labeled the "biggest gang there is."

"It’s everyone else who’s not about the gang life that’s out there protesting and speaking up," Gonzalez said. "We’re out there … protecting our turf and protecting our people. And, like, where you at?"

Gonzalez later shared a social media post stating that FBI agents had visited her home and that she was seeking legal representation.

Federal sources confirmed that an "active investigation" into Gonzalez’s actions is underway.

A spokesperson for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office declined to confirm or deny the investigation when contacted, stating only that the Bureau "condemns all gang violence."

The accusations against Gonzalez grow even more inflammatory, with reports that she directly called on gang leaders to mobilize their members against federal authorities in stark and explicit terms.

Gonzalez reportedly told gang leaders to "get your f***ing members in order" to defend their territory against ICE operations.

Amid ongoing ICE raids in the area, the city of Cudahy has posted links on social media platforms directing undocumented immigrants to contact the "CHIRLA Rapid Response Hotline" for assistance.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights was recently highlighted in a nonprofit report by Peter Schweizer and Seamus Bruner as a key organization involved in anti-ICE activities across Los Angeles.

The report noted that CHIRLA received millions in taxpayer funds from both the federal government, under former President Joe Biden, and the city of Los Angeles for "citizenship education," though the group claimed its protest activities were conducted by a separate entity not funded by public money.

Federal authorities are reportedly widening their scope, investigating not only Gonzalez’s rhetoric but also financial ties between far-left NGOs like CHIRLA and efforts to disrupt immigration enforcement, with fears these these groups have devised a sophisticated campaign to destabilize federal operations.

"During the L.A. riots, a prominent participant was a group called the ‘Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights’ (CHIRLA), which received money from Arabella but also millions in taxpayer money from both the federal government (under former President Joe Biden) and the city of Los Angeles, for ‘citizenship education.’ The group claimed its activities were under a separate ‘action’ group that received no government funds," the report by Schweizer and Bruner states.

The 18th Street Gang and Florencia 13 are designated by the U.S. Department of Justice as violent criminal organizations engaged in drug trafficking, robbery, and other serious crimes.

Florencia 13, a regional chapter of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, has approximately 3,000 members.

The 18th Street Gang, with an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 members across 28 states, is particularly prominent in California, where roughly 80% of its members are undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America.

Gonzalez, a lifelong Los Angeles County resident and card-carrying radical Democrat, is no stranger to the region’s complex dynamics, but her alleged call to arms has thrust her into a national spotlight as investigators probe whether her actions constitute a domestic terror threat.

According to her official biography, Gonzalez, who has lived in Cudahy for 12 years, holds two master’s degrees from UCLA and has a professional background in education policy.

Federal authorities, including the FBI, are also investigating financial flows linked to far-left nongovernmental organizations suspected of attempting to spark nationwide protests against immigration enforcement and the administration of President Donald Trump.

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