Eyvin Hernandez: Los Angeles attorney in Venezuelan prison

Earlier in July 2023, a group of lawmakers – including California's Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove – joined Hernandez's loved ones to call for the release of the Southern California-based lawyer.

Earlier in Hernandez's ongoing captivity, the community has previously pushed the Biden Administration to step in. As Southern California awaits updates on Hernandez, Rep. Kamlager-Dove have since co-authored a bipartisan resolution that would ask the Biden Administration to secure the LA-based attorney's release.

"We just learned that this legislation is going to go in markup next week," Rep. Kamlager-Dove said Monday, July 25. " This is a really big win and the hope is that it will pass through the Foreign Affairs Committee and then find its way to the floor."