In his first public interview since he was beaten and arrested by federal agents in June, David Huerta, president of the ...

David Huerta, president of SEIU California and SEIU USWW speaks as California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the fast food bill AB1228 in Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 2023.© Ringo Chiu via AP ...

David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, was arrested Friday as he protested an immigration raid in Los Angeles.

Huerta, 58, president of Service Employees International Union California (SEIU), has been charged with conspiring to impede an officer during an anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles on Friday, June 6.

SEIU 721 and other labor groups rallied in MacArthur Park and elsewhere in Los Angeles throughout the day on Tuesday.

People gather to protest the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the detainment of union leader David Huerta near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. Credit ...

David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, was arrested Friday as he protested an immigration raid in Los Angeles.

David Huerta, President of SEIU California, is seen following an arrest by federal agents in downtown Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. (US Attorney Bill Essayli) ...

Huerta’s arrest Friday was followed by a weekend of clashes in Los Angeles between law enforcement and protesters calling for an end to immigration raids. President Donald Trump responded by ...

David Huerta, president of SEIU California speaks outside City Hall in Los Angeles during a protest to condemn the racist comments made in a 2021 by Los Angeles City Councilmembers, on Oct. 18, 2022.

PHOTO: David Huerta, president of SEIU California and SEIU USWW speaks as California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the fast food bill AB1228 in Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 2023. (Ringo Chiu via AP) ...

David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, was arrested Friday as he protested an immigration raid in Los Angeles. After three nights of detention, Huerta ...