{"id":2636719,"date":"2026-07-28T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-that-sparked-la-riots-celebrates-leaders-charge-dismissal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:31:23","slug":"union-that-sparked-la-riots-celebrates-leaders-charge-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-that-sparked-la-riots-celebrates-leaders-charge-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"Union that sparked LA riots celebrates leader&#8217;s charge dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funion-that-sparked-la-riots-celebrates-leaders-charge-dismissal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2636719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in California celebrated after chapter leader David Huerta reached a diversion agreement with prosecutors, leading to the dropping of charges related to his involvement in anti-deportation protests. Huerta had been charged in June 2025 for attempting to block federal vehicles during an immigration raid in Los Angeles, an action that sparked protests, rioting, assaults on law enforcement, and property damage. <\/p>\n<p>The agreement requires Huerta to admit his conduct and adhere to bond conditions,with the charges to be dropped after 30 days if he complies. Huerta had previously been accused of physically obstructing immigration enforcement officers, and his arrest had triggered notable demonstrations and financial damages estimated between $32 million and $1 billion. <\/p>\n<p>SEIU California claimed Huerta was &#8220;vindicated,&#8221; asserting that videos proved his innocence and condemning the case as a weaponization of the justice system. The article notes that Huerta initially faced a felony conspiracy charge, which was later downgraded to a misdemeanor. The incident and subsequent protests drew broader attention and led to increased organizing among immigrant and leftist groups advocating for immigrant rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Service Employees International Union in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"60\">California<\/a> celebrated on Monday after chapter leader David Huerta reached a diversion agreement with prosecutors over his role in anti-deportation riots, resulting in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a> dropping the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seiu\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3006\">SEIU<\/a> California claimed Huerta was \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/2081871508700631041\">vindicated<\/a>\u201d by the case after the Department of Justice charged him in June 2025 for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/2081871508700631041\">trying to block<\/a> federal vehicles with protesters during an immigration raid in Los Angeles. Huerta\u2019s arrest sparked outrage and larger demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that led to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/22\/they-caught-those-bricks-la-teacher-riots-driving-down-ice-raids\/\">rioting<\/a>, assaults on law enforcement, and property destruction for days.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4665634\/seiu-california-david-huerta-anti-ice-protest-charges-dropped\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Vindicated\u2019: Union that sparked Los Angeles anti-ICE riots celebrates leader\u2019s charge dismissal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4664708\/15-year-old-arrested-seattle-shooting-suspect-juvenile-detention\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fifteen-year-old arrested in connection with Seattle shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4664308\/secret-service-agent-administrative-leave-arrest-near-deadly-hazing-ritual\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service agent placed on administrative leave after arrest for near-deadly hazing ritual<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SEIU California President David Huerta is captured on video in a red and white shirt obstructing an immigration raid in Los Angeles, California, on June 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Department of Justice)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c14 months after being tackled and pepper sprayed for observing an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">ICE<\/a> raid, David Huerta is vindicated,\u201d SEIU California said in an X post, omitting that Huerta physically obstructed ICE from executing a judicial warrant. \u201cThis attempt to weaponize the justice system against anyone who dares to defend immigrant workers collapsed because the truth, and the videos, don\u2019t lie. To every worker, every immigrant, everyone who\u2019s ever been targeted: now is the time to keep organizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Friday agreement requires First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli\u2019s office to drop its misdemeanor charge of interfering with federal officers after 30 days in exchange for Huerta admitting his conduct and complying with bond conditions. The document describes how Huerta \u201cpositioned himself in the driveway outside the front gate of the Search Warrant Location\u201d to block deportation agents \u201cand encouraged others to do the same.\u201d He faced up to a year in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShould he unlawfully interfere with any federal agent engaged in their duties, we will not hesitate to arrest and charge him again,\u201d Essayli, a President Donald Trump appointee, said in a Monday X post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4653680\/leftist-vandals-destroying-flock-cameras\/\"><strong>LEFTIST VANDALS BENT ON DESTROYING FLOCK CAMERAS THAT POSE \u2018DANGER FOR RADICALS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essayli\u2019s office initially gave Huerta a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/372\">felony charge<\/a> of conspiracy to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HuertaJune2025Complaint.pdf\">impede or injure<\/a> an officer in June 2025, but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HuertaOct2025Misdemeanor.pdf\">downgraded it<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huerta\u2019s arrest led the SEIU and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3435253\/who-is-funding-anti-ice-activists-in-los-angeles\/\">other leftist groups<\/a> to organize a Los Angeles <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/06\/10\/well-funded-organized-leftists-helped-jumpstart-la-riots-los-angeles\/\">press conference<\/a> the same day, which led to rioting and arrests, according to multiple reports. Estimates of damage costs from the days of violence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/06\/23\/price-tag-los-angeles-riots-climbing-budget-crisis\/\">ranged<\/a> from $32 million to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/article\/2025\/07\/01\/sba-approves-governor-newsoms-disaster-declaration-state-sanctioned-crisis-los-angeles\">$1 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEIU California celebrates Huerta&#8217;s case dismissal after anti-deportation riots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2636720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25160212403535.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56748,50402,4701],"class_list":["post-2636719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-la-riots","tag-leadership-2","tag-union"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25160212403535.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636722,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636719\/revisions\/2636722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}