CCP-Linked Protest Group Behind Anti-ICE and Campus Demonstrations Has a New Manhattan HQ

In this RedState article, Ben Smith reports on congressional scrutiny of The People’s Forum and a broader activist nonprofit network allegedly tied to Neville Roy Singham and pro-CCP influence operations.

• The article centers on The People’s Forum, a far-left activist organization that reportedly purchased a three-story Manhattan building for roughly $5.15 million.
• The new Chelsea property is described as having blacked-out windows, paper-covered doors, and city violations, raising questions about why an activist group needs a fortified permanent base.
• RedState connects the group to Neville Roy Singham, a wealthy former tech executive now living in Shanghai, who has reportedly poured hundreds of millions into far-left nonprofit networks.
• Congressional investigators, led by House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, are demanding records from The People’s Forum, Tricontinental, and BreakThrough News over concerns about foreign influence and nonprofit funding structures.
• The investigation is focused on financing arrangements, fiscal sponsorships, foreign-linked donations, and whether tax-exempt entities are engaging in political activity.
• The article frames The People’s Forum as part of a larger network involved in anti-ICE, anti-Trump, pro-Palestinian, and campus protest organizing.
• Smith’s committee has reportedly given the organizations a May 18, 2026 deadline to provide requested documentation after prior refusals.
• The broader concern is that foreign-aligned money may be flowing through tax-exempt nonprofits to shape American activism while avoiding proper disclosure.
• RedState argues this is not merely a free-speech issue but a national security and transparency problem involving foreign influence inside U.S. political movements.

Read the full story: https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/16/ccp-linked-activist-network-quietly-built-a-5-million-manhattan-base-congress-wants-answers-n2202387