Victor Reacts: California Democrats Are Trying to Target Citizen Journalists (VIDEO)

Why are they so scared of Nick? pic.twitter.com/wJHHLCecUK

— Victor Nieves (@ItsVictorNieves) April 14, 2026

This is not a joke; California Democrats are trying to advance legislation that is being called the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” in an attempt to stop citizen journalists from exposing fraud.

Why would these California lawmakers be so scared of Nick Shirley and others like him?

The Gateway Pundit reported,

In a move straight out of a totalitarian playbook, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 11-2 on Monday to advance AB 2624, the so-called “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” a disgusting Democrat power grab designed to make it illegal for brave citizen journalists like Nick Shirley to expose the rampant fraud bleeding American taxpayers dry in immigrant service centers.

This is nothing less than an all-out assault on the First Amendment by the radical left in the People’s Republic of California.

The bill, authored by far-left Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (wife of Attorney General Rob Bonta), would slap investigative reporters with massive civil sanctions starting at $4,000 minimum if a fraudster from one of these “immigrant service centers” decides they don’t want to be caught on camera committing their scams.

The crook can then run to court for an injunction banning the journalist from filming or exposing them on camera for up to four years.

And if the journalist refuses to take down the original video? Triple the damages, $12,000, just for telling the truth!

In the worst cases, if the journalist is accused of “doxxing” or creating an “imminent threat” by simply reporting the facts, they could face criminal charges and $10,000 fines.

Not only is this an attack on the First Amendment, but it appears to be something of an admission.

Democrats appear to care more about protecting fraudster illegal aliens and criminals than they do about the First Amendment and the truth!

Citizen journalists, like Nick Shirley, have become one of the most effective ways to expose the truth, and Democrats simply can’t allow that.