Union Leader Charged for Obstructing LA Immigration Raid

David Huerta is the president of the SEIU of California. Some Democratic elected officials and organized labor groups have rallied to his defense.

Law enforcement officers in riot gear advance during protests in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. David Pashaee/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has criminally charged David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of California, for allegedly conspiring to obstruct an immigration-related detention in Los Angeles.

On June 6, Huerta allegedly conspired with other protesters to share the location of a site where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents had arrived to conduct a search warrant of businesses purportedly employing illegal immigrants without authorization.