Eunisses Hernandez
Role at the time: Los Angeles City Councilmember for District 1
Statement summary
Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez said at a City Council meeting that what happened to Keith Porter deserves attention, especially when it involves federal ICE agents who operate with almost no oversight and a long history of violence followed by denial. She said silence is not an option.
“What happened to Keith Porter also deserves our attention, especially when it involves federal ICE agents who operate with almost no oversight and a long history of violence followed by denial This happened in our own backyard, and silence is not an option.”
Why we used this label
The case asks whether the ICE agent was justified in fatally shooting Keith Porter Jr. Hernandez said what happened to Porter deserves attention, especially when it involves ICE agents who operate with almost no oversight and a long history of violence followed by denial, and that silence is not an option. She criticized the agency's conduct and oversight in connection with Porter's death rather than discussing the details of the shooting, so we labeled it Condemned.