Overview

• David Huerta, president of SEIU California, was arrested on Friday after he tried to physically block an ICE vehicle during a protest in Los Angeles.
• The union’s California affiliates have funneled member dues into the Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights and an informal rapid-response network that opposes ICE raids.
• SEIU California has redirected millions of dollars from Medicaid-funded in-home caregiver dues, many of whose members remain unaware they are unionized.
• Critics, including conservative watchdogs, are urging the Trump administration to revoke government support for NGOs that use public funds to back protests.
• State and national left-leaning figures have defended Huerta’s actions as consistent with SEIU’s broader political activism.