大卫·韦尔塔 （David Huerta） 在 2024 年移民突袭中的重罪指控被简化为轻罪，因为他声称他是和平观察，而不是阻碍。 David Huerta’s felony charge from a 2024 immigration raid was reduced to a misdemeanor amid claims he was peacefully observing, not obstructing.

在2024年6月洛杉矶移民突袭期间被捕后, 加州国际雇员工会(国际职工联)主席David Huerta将他的重罪指控降为轻罪。 David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California, had his felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor after being arrested during a June 2024 immigration raid in Los Angeles. Huerta最初被控共谋妨碍一名警官,这一重罪可判处六年监禁,现在面临较轻的罪名,最高可判处一年徒刑。 Originally charged with conspiracy to impede an officer, a felony carrying up to six years in prison, Huerta now faces a lesser charge with a maximum one-year sentence. 美国律师事务所引用了新的证据,重新评估了各种情况,尽管没有公布任何细节。 The U.S. attorney’s office cited new evidence and a reassessment of circumstances, though no details were released. Huerta的法律团队认为,他和平地观察突袭行动,行使第一修正案权利,而联邦当局则声称他阻挠特工人员。 Huerta’s legal team argues he was exercising First Amendment rights by peacefully observing the raid, while federal authorities claim he obstructed agents. 该案引起了全国的注意,支持者称其具有政治动机,是对劳工和移民权利的考验。 The case has drawn national attention, with supporters calling it politically motivated and a test of labor and immigration rights. 本月晚些时候安排举行听证会。 A hearing is scheduled for later this month.