Overview
- Federal prosecutors filed a motion Monday to dismiss the criminal case against David Huerta and asked the court to convert a dismissal without prejudice to one with prejudice after 30 days if he stays in compliance.
- Huerta was arrested on June 6, 2025, while protesting an ICE enforcement action at Ambiance Apparel in downtown Los Angeles and was held in federal custody and treated for injuries after the arrest.
- The government originally charged Huerta with a felony conspiracy to impede officers before downgrading the charge last October to a misdemeanor for obstruction, resistance, or opposition of a federal officer.
- Court filings and the U.S. Attorney’s Office say Huerta signed a diversion agreement admitting the charged facts, agreeing to conditions and continued compliance, and prosecutors reserve the right to refile if he breaks the agreement.
- The case is one of more than 100 protest-related prosecutions brought by the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office, many of which produced pleas or losses at trial, and its negotiated end may shape how similar protest cases proceed.