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The Justice Department is dropping all charges against David Huerta, the head of a major California labor union, after he was arrested during a protest against immigration enforcement. Though initially charged with a felony and later reduced to a misdemeanor, the government now says the case is closed — citing peaceful protest and Huerta’s changed behavior. But Huerta and his allies see it as a victory, arguing the charges were politically motivated to silence his activism. The case, alongside reports of rough treatment of Senator Alex Padilla, underscores growing anger in California over Trump-era immigration policies — and reveals a troubling pattern: federal prosecutors struggle to secure convictions in obstruction cases related to immigration enforcement. Huerta’s legal team calls the back-and-forth a betrayal of justice.

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