California labor leader's felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

California labor leader's felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

David Huerta was arrested in June outside a business where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations.

California labour leader’s felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

The leader of a labour union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor, court records show.

California labor leader's felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

Court records show that the leader of a Southern California labor union arrested while protesting an immigration raid will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor.

California labor leader charged over blocking ICE agents sees felony cut to misdemeanor

Prosecutors originally pursued a felony charge of conspiracy to impede an officer against David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California, accusing him of obstructing the access of federal authorities to a facility where they were conducting a search warrant.