Loretta Smith
Role at the time: Portland City Councilor for District 1
Condemned
Statement summary
Portland City Councilor Loretta Smith said she lives in the district where the shooting happened. She said the struggle is real for immigrants and refugees in the community, that what happened was unconscionable and another example of the federal administration's overreach, and that it cannot continue.
“I live in that district. The struggle is real for immigrants and refugees who live in our communities — what happened today is so unconscionable and another example of the federal administration's overreach. This cannot continue”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Leaders urge calm and demand halt to ICE operations after federal agents shoot two in SE PortlandSection headed City Councilor Loretta Smith
Why we used this label
The case asks whether the Border Patrol agent was justified in shooting the two people. Smith said what happened that day was unconscionable and another example of federal overreach, and that it cannot continue. She rejected the federal action and did not defend it, so we used the label Condemned.