Karen Bass
Role at the time: Mayor of Los Angeles
Condemned
Statement summary
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass placed Porter's fatal shooting within what she called a broader pattern of ICE escalation and violence, then rejected the administration's campaign as unacceptable.
“This purposeful campaign of fear and intimidation by the administration is unacceptable.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Mayor Bass statement on ICE activity in the Los Angeles Fashion DistrictFull statement, paragraphs 1 through 4
Bass names the fatal shootings of Keith Porter Jr. and Renee Good while condemning what she describes as ICE escalation, violence, and intimidation.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Bass expressly cited Porter's shooting as an example of ICE violence and condemned the enforcement tactics surrounding it. From the case's point of view, that rejects the proposition that the shooting was justified.