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.

A protester holds a sign in support of SEIU President David Huerta in front of a National Guardsmen at the Robert Young Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Jim Vondruska/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.