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Lawyers Claim Man's Life 'Stolen' By ICE: Turns Out He Shot at an Officer
The Western Journal ^ | 01/18/2026 | Mariane Angela

Posted on 01/19/2026 3:17:09 AM PST by DFG

Civil rights attorneys frame the New Year’s Eve death of Keith Porter Jr., 43, as yet another example of federal overreach and racial injustice, but law enforcement sources and video evidence paint a different picture.

An off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Porter on New Year’s Eve. Los Angeles civil rights lawyer Ben Crump said Porter’s life was “stolen” by an ICE agent and pledged to “stand with Keith Porter Jr.’s family until there is justice, transparency, and answers.”

“Keith Porter Jr. was a father of two, a son, and a brother whose life was stolen by an off-duty ICE agent. His family gathered in grief demanding the truth. We will continue to stand with Keith Porter Jr.’s family until there is justice, transparency, and answers,” Crump said.

Bro he was shooting an AR in the air in a residential apartment complex

And when an off duty ice agent WHO LIVED THERE told him to stop firing an AR in the air, Porter instead aimed at the ice agent and fired at him multiple times lmao

…THEN he got shot by ICE. https://t.co/eITbif2QnQ

Another lawyer representing the family, Lee Merritt, made the same claims as Crump.

“Authorities allege Keith fired celebratory gunshots into the air as midnight approached. An off-duty ICE agent who lived in the building confronted him and shot him. The agent’s name has not been released, and LAPD has not interviewed him, citing federal protocols,” Merritt wrote. “Multiple agencies are investigating, while the DA says charging decisions could take years. Keith’s family is demanding transparency, evidence, and an independent investigation. Justice delayed is justice denied.”

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TOPICS: Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: banglist; bencrump; blacksupremacy; california; crump; ice; keithporter; keithporterjr; leemerritt; marianeangela; westernjournal

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1 posted on 01/19/2026 3:17:09 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Spokesperson for the family, Miss Emily Littela released the following statement: “Oh. That’s very different. Never mind. “


2 posted on 01/19/2026 3:26:01 AM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: All

BACKSTORY An off-duty ICE agent fatally shot Porter.

Verbally-cued LA “civil rights lawyer,” Ben Crump, blathered that Porter’s life was “stolen”
and pledged to “stand w/ Porter’s family until there was justice, transparency, and answers.

“Keith Porter Jr. was a father of two, a son, and a brother whose life was stolen by an off-duty ICE agent. His family gathered in grief demanding the truth. We will continue to stand with Keith Porter Jr.’s family until there is justice, transparency, and answers,” Crump pontificated.


Reality check

ICE-hater Porter was irresponsibly shooting an AR into the air in a residential apartment complex where someone could have gotten hurt.

An off duty ICE agent WHO LIVED THERE, fearing for the residents’ safety, told Porter to stop firing.

Porter vindictively aimed the AR at the ICE agent, and fired at him multiple times.


3 posted on 01/19/2026 3:43:56 AM PST by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.)
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To: DFG

Civil rights liar Ben Chump.


4 posted on 01/19/2026 4:08:50 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: DFG

How much tax money was stolen by illegals let alone American citizens lives that were stolen by illegals, rarely hear about that from the left


5 posted on 01/19/2026 4:19:46 AM PST by blitz128
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To: DFG
Bro he was shooting an AR in the air in a residential apartment complex

And when an off duty ice agent WHO LIVED THERE told him to stop firing an AR in the air, Porter instead aimed at the ice agent and fired at him multiple times lmao/i>

…THEN he got shot by ICE. https://t.co/eITbif2QnQ

But it was OK for him to try to take another man's life.

The left is despicable beyond words.

I wonder how those lawyers would feel if they were the ones being shot at.

6 posted on 01/19/2026 4:22:08 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: PGalt

All leftists know how to do is lie.

They’re speaking the language of their father.


7 posted on 01/19/2026 4:23:19 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: DFG

Keith Porter Jr. was such a good boy!


8 posted on 01/19/2026 4:46:33 AM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: DFG

Ain’t it funny how when it serves their interests the AR-15 is no longer an evil ‘assault weapon’ and all anti-gun narratives are out the window???

(/s. ps not laughing)


9 posted on 01/19/2026 4:48:14 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: DFG

Crump continues to cash in on his Blackness. He doesn’t give a damn about justice, but about financial reward, which he received in spades for Floyd.


10 posted on 01/19/2026 4:51:40 AM PST by Eli Kopter (Wherever you are, that is where you are supposed to be...)
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To: metmom

The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal. Lie = weaponized words.


11 posted on 01/19/2026 5:14:39 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Steven Tyler

He was just getting his life together and about to go to community college. And was an aspiring rapper, too!


12 posted on 01/19/2026 5:20:36 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

“He was just getting his life together and about to go to community college.”

He was trying to decide between careers as a Rocket Surgeon or Brain Scientist!


13 posted on 01/19/2026 5:29:30 AM PST by utax
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To: Liz

(Reality check
ICE-hater Porter was irresponsibly shooting an AR into the air in a residential apartment complex where someone could have gotten hurt.

An off duty ICE agent WHO LIVED THERE, fearing for the residents’ safety, told Porter to stop firing.

Porter vindictively aimed the AR at the ICE agent, and fired at him multiple times.)

There are SO MANY LYING MEMES AND PICTURES OUT there I can’t find an honest one

So many stupid Americans now believe that he was a “victim” - SMH


14 posted on 01/19/2026 6:16:58 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DFG

America needs to start deporting (throwing out) friggin shyster “lawyers” and Dipsh*t Court Judgettes. Scratching the dots off their foreheads and making them DemonRAT Judgettes is a lot of bovine scatology.


15 posted on 01/19/2026 6:19:44 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The DNC far-left turd worlders have "ICE Watch". What happened to "FBI Watch" and "CIA Watch"?)
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To: 17th Miss Regt
"He was just getting his life together and about to go to community college. And was an aspiring rapper, too!"

And .. Skittles!

16 posted on 01/19/2026 6:50:28 AM PST by The Duke (Not without incident)
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To: The Duke

If I shot at my neighbor ,I would expect to be shot. My, these people are stupid.


17 posted on 01/19/2026 7:33:37 AM PST by spincaster (en's of thousands )
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To: DFG
"People shoot guns as part of fireworks."

Say what?

Bullets fired into the air don't vanish, dingbat.
18 posted on 01/19/2026 7:57:37 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: DFG
Another Darwin award AWARDED!

Another alleged person To Stupid To Live taken out of the gene pool.

The crowd goes wild!

19 posted on 01/19/2026 10:28:51 AM PST by BFW
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To: DFG

WHERE HAS CRUMP BEEN HIDING?

HE IS THE ORIGINAL AMBULANCE CHASER


20 posted on 01/19/2026 11:19:14 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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