Eyvin Hernandez is a Salvadoran American lawyer who works in the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office in California.
When Hernandez was a toddler, his parents fled the Salvadoran Civil War and immigrated to the Los Angeles area.
We hope and pray that Eyvin can return home very soon from this mistaken arrest.”[11] Martinez appeared on Univision News and called on members of the United States government to do more to secure the release of his brother.
[17][18] In July, U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order aiming to deter and punish those responsible for the wrongful detention of American citizens abroad.
[20] On October 4, 2022, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion urging county congressional officials and the White House to secure Eyvin's release.
[21] In October 2022, the State Department designated Eyvin as “wrongfully detained” and placed his case under the jurisdiction of the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA).