Huerta was hurt and detained while exercising his First Amendment rights to observe and document ICE

National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, today condemned the chaos and fear spread by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in immigration raids across Los Angeles and joined labor groups in demanding the immediate release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was hurt and detained by ICE while exercising his First Amendment rights to observe and document law enforcement action.

With these raids, the government is sowing intense fear for personal safety among our immigrant and migrant community. Nurses and other union workers oppose this, and are standing up in solidarity with fellow immigrant workers. We refuse to be silent and people like David Huerta are bravely putting their own bodies on the line to bear witness to what ICE is doing. It’s appalling that ICE injured and detained him while he was exercising his First Amendment rights. We demand his immediate release.