Overview

• Huerta faces a federal felony conspiracy to impede an officer charge for allegedly blocking Homeland Security agents by sitting in front of a business entrance during the June 6 raid.
• Hundreds of union members and immigrant rights advocates held demonstrations from Los Angeles to New York and Boston, with some protesters blocking freeways as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds.
• President Trump authorized a 60-day deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to support federal immigration enforcement operations.
• U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli issued a public warning that anyone who obstructs federal agents will be arrested and prosecuted.
• Democratic Senators Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer condemned Huerta’s detention and demanded federal officials explain the escalation of immigration enforcement tactics.