"We hold Keith Porter in our grief. Keith was killed by an ICE officer in Los Angeles: a life lost to a system that relies on detention, force, and criminalization to govern migration. His death, alongside the killing of Renée Nicole Good, reflects a pattern of harm that continues to devastate families and communities, particularly Black, trans, disabled, and immigrant folks."
"We speak the names we know. We honor the people whose names were never recorded, never released, or never made public. Every person lost to ICE custody and enforcement carried a history, relationships, and a future that mattered. This violence is structural. It is upheld by policies that treat immigrant lives as disposable. Immigrant justice, racial justice, and trans justice are deeply connected, and our movements are strongest when we grieve together and organize together."
Data on deaths linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions varies widely across sources because of differing definitions, reporting practices, and questions about causes of death. ICE maintains an internal detainee-deaths database. Some detainee deaths have been attributed to heart failure or stroke following earlier reported conditions. The Transgender Law Center lists at least 39 people killed since 2025 and frames these deaths as part of structural violence rooted in detention, force, and criminalization of migration. The organization names specific individuals, highlights impacts on Black, trans, disabled, and immigrant communities, and emphasizes collective remembrance and organizing while assisting transgender immigrants with immigration status.
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