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U.S. Labor Needed Unity. Then Came Trump’s Immigration Crackdown.
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 Jan. 5, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Federal agents slammed California labor leader David Huerta, 58, into the Los Angeles sidewalk. They had already sprayed him with tear gas. Huerta could barely open his eyes as federal law enforcement officers dragged him away, while the crowd screamed in protest. He spent three days in federal custody before being released on charges of obstructing an ICE raid at an apparel store. That was June. In the months since, labor unions have been galvanized against President Donald Trump’s deportation machine, challenging the president in the streets, the courtroom, and at the ballot box — and helping an American labor movement historically rife with divisions over immigration and race to coalesce. The Intercept
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