The Mesa Police Department arrested a longtime Valley activist on Tuesday morning as he was documenting federal immigration activities, leading to backlash from protesters and state officials.
“Earlier today, we learned that UFCW Local 99 Organizing Director, Martin Hernandez, was detained in Mesa while peacefully documenting immigration enforcement activity,” the union said in a statement.
Hernandez, an organizer with the local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, has long advocated for immigrant rights dating back to protests against former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio…