Hector Sanchez Barba
Role at the time: President and CEO of Mi Familia en Acción, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, according to the release
Statement summary
Mi Familia en Acción President and CEO Hector Sanchez Barba said in the Legal Defense Fund's September 18 announcement of the lawsuit that the presence of federal law enforcement at or near polling places risks creating fear and confusion, particularly in Latino and immigrant communities. He said Latino voters have the same fundamental right as every American to cast their ballots freely and without intimidation.
“Latino voters have the same fundamental right as every American to cast their ballots freely and without intimidation. The presence of federal law enforcement at or near polling places risks creating fear and confusion, particularly in Latino and immigrant communities”
Why we used this label
The case records responses to the administration's stated or threatened use of ICE and other armed federal agents at or near polling places. Sanchez Barba said the presence of federal law enforcement at or near polling places risks creating fear and confusion, particularly in Latino and immigrant communities, and framed voting without intimidation as a right. That criticizes the practice, so we labeled it Condemned.