Sep 4, 2026 · 311K views · 📍 San Diego, CA
Nick Shirley announces he is suing California over AB 2624 (which he calls the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act'), signed by Gavin Newsom, which he claims restricts filming and publishing videos of immigration support service providers and violates the First Amendment. He connects the bill to his prior investigations exposing daycare, hospice, and Medicaid fraud in California and Minnesota, and alleges the bill protects fraudsters.
Programs involved: Medi-Cal, Medicaid
Figures below are claims made in the video, shown with the status stated there — this site does not verify them. Disclaimer
Increase in California Medi-Cal program spending while enrollment rose only 1%
“$100 billion increase in their Medicaid program called Medi-Cal”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Hospice fraud prosecuted by Rob Bonta's office
“prosecute over $250 million worth of hospice fraud”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Tax dollars received by CHIRLA for legal services for migrants
“received over 80 million dollars of your tax dollars for their organization”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Civil fine for publishing video of immigration support provider after a written demand
“you may receive a $4,000 fine”
Stated by Nick Shirley
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All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: All four monetary claims are accurately quoted, attributed, and classified from the transcript. Entities are largely accurate, with CHIRLA correctly flagged as an ASR reconstruction of 'Cherla', but 'America First Legal' is fabricated as it never appears in the transcript.