Jesse Valdelamar
Role at the time: President of La Frontera Unidad, speaking at a rally at the Texas Capitol
Condemned
Statement summary
Jesse Valdelamar, president of La Frontera Unidad, told a rally at the Texas Capitol that ICE cannot be reformed and said any investigation ICE conducts of itself cannot be trusted. Fellow organizer Selena Jurado called for Garces Perez's release, prosecution of the officer who shot him, and an independent investigation.
“Not one agency that fills the back of my people with bullets can ever be reformed.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Austin American-Statesman: Protesters rally at Texas Capitol over Garces Perez shootingFull article, including quotes from Jesse Valdelamar, Selena Jurado and Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch.
Why we used this label
Valdelamar directly rejects DHS/ICE's capacity to investigate itself, condemning the agency's leading role rather than merely disputing how the shooting has been characterized.