Republican Commissioner Tom Ramsey cast the lone dissenting vote.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who brought Thursday’s resolution, said the killing came as a blow to residents’ sense of security and called on the agents involved to publicly identify themselves.
“Gentlemen, please come forward,” Hidalgo said. “Don’t be cowards.”
Commissioner Lesley Briones echoed Hidalgo’s comments, adding that the court planned to consider more substantive action at their next regular meeting Aug. 6.
The resolution, which is a formal expression of the court’s opinion, framed the federal government’s conduct as “unprecedented and unacceptable.”
“DHS has demonstrated an unprecedented and unacceptable lack of collaboration with local officials, including withholding the identities of the federal agents present at the scene and refusing to share critical evidence,” the resolution read.