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After a time of contention and small accusation astir the quality of an immigration enforcement cognition successful Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security has yet released details astir the associated cognition conducted Friday morning.
HSI confirmed that it served 4 national hunt warrants astatine 3 locations successful L.A., alongside spouse agencies, including the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration. KTLA has confirmed the locations were two covering stores successful downtown L.A. and a Home Depot successful the Westlake District.
Federal agents load detainees into a conveyance pursuing an migration enforcement cognition successful downtown Los Angeles connected June 6, 2025. (KTLA)"Approximately 44 radical were administratively arrested and 1 apprehension for obstruction. The probe remains ongoing, updates volition travel arsenic appropriate," an HSI spokesperson said.
That azygous obstruction apprehension was confirmed by US Attorney Bill Essayli arsenic David Huerta, president of the California subdivision of the Service Employees International Union.
"Federal agents were executing a lawful judicial warrant astatine a LA worksite this greeting erstwhile David Huerta deliberately obstructed their entree by blocking their vehicle," Essayli said connected social media. "He was arrested for interfering with national officers and volition look arraignment successful national tribunal connected Monday."
Essayli posted an representation of the national person handcuffed and placed successful the backmost of a vehicle. Video of the purported incidental that led to his apprehension was besides posted. It showed Huerta concisely lasting adjacent the beforehand of an unmarked achromatic SUV that was utilized successful the cognition earlier being pushed retired of the mode by a national agent.
He is seen falling to the crushed with respective agents astir him earlier helium is presumably taken into custody portion protesters and agents speech shoves.
David Huerta, President of SEIU California, is seen pursuing an apprehension by national agents successful downtown Los Angeles connected June 6, 2025. (US Attorney Bill Essayli)The apprehension of Huerta, who national members said was besides injured, was condemned by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called Huerta a "respected leader, a patriot, and an advocator for moving people."
"No 1 should ever beryllium harmed for witnessing authorities action," Newsom added.
In a news merchandise issued Friday evening, SEIU California said Huerta was treated astatine a section infirmary for injuries helium suffered during his arrest, but presently remains successful national custody.
He made the pursuing connection done the union:
“What happened to maine is not astir me; This is astir thing overmuch bigger. This is astir however we arsenic a assemblage basal unneurotic and defy the injustice that’s happening. Hard-working people, and members of our household and our community, are being treated similar criminals. We each collectively person to entity to this madness due to the fact that this is not justice. This is injustice. And we each person to basal connected the close broadside of justice.”
SEIU President David Huerta is pushed by a national cause to determination distant from an SUV that was utilized successful an migration enforcement cognition successful downtown L.A. (US Attorney Bill Essayli)SEIU is simply a national that represents societal workers, nurses, authorities workers, janitors, doctors and information officers, among different positions. Boasting a rank of much than 750,000 members, the national promised to propulsion backmost against ICE and the national agencies that took Huerta into custody for "peacefully observing."
In a post connected X, SEIU California wrote: "ICE picked the incorrect side. The incorrect state. The incorrect person. and the incorrect union. David Huerta stood up. And 750,000 SEIU workers are lasting with him."
