Union leader David Huerta has been released from federal custody on a $50,000 bond following his arrest during an ICE raid in Los Angeles.

Huerta, who leads the powerful Service Employees International Union California, was arrested at an immigration raid Friday near downtown.

David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, was arrested last Friday during a federal operation and is currently in federal custody.

For days now, there have been both anti and pro-immigration demonstrations across the country, some ending with arrests.

The city geared up for another day of protests Monday after anti-ICE demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles escalated over the weekend.The California chapter of the Service Employees International Union planned for a rally before the arraignment of its president,

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was denied access to the Los Angeles Federal Building over the weekend when she attempted to check on Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local President David Huerta,

Law enforcement officials conducted sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown efforts and arrested 44 people for immigration-related offenses and one for "obstruction,