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Posted on 10/03/2025 6:26:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
Tensions boiled over outside Portland’s ICE building late Thursday night when police detained independent reporter Nick Sortor during a confrontation with protesters. Sortor, known for his on-the-ground coverage of stories often overlooked by mainstream outlets, found himself in handcuffs after what witnesses described as a defensive response to an attack.
VIDEOS AT LINK............
One observer, C.K. Bouferrache, who goes by Honeybadgermom on X, captured the confusion in real time: “Looked like @nicksortor got jumped. We are on the lower roof at ICE but difficult to tell exactly what happened at this distance. Portland liaison officers stand nearby and watch.”
Bouferrache didn’t hold back in her follow-up assessment: “I cannot believe they arrested this guy for defending himself. The woman that went after him has taken part in a few assaults this last week.”
Video footage shared by X user Mark Wilson showed officers leading Sortor away, with Wilson noting: “Portland PD arrested @nicksortor tonight. Unclear why, as he wasn’t doing anything criminal. This comes after Portland police refused to arrest the lady who assaulted @KatieDaviscourt.”
Just days earlier, reporter Katie Daviscourt suffered a brutal hit to the face from a flagpole-wielding assailant during similar protests, yet no arrest followed despite clear evidence. Portland officials cited safety concerns for not pursuing the attacker immediately, leaving many to accuse Portland law enforcement of being “woke.”
Sortor had been actively posting from the scene earlier that evening, documenting a show of support for ICE agents amid the backlash. He wrote: “PATRIOTS have shown up outside the Portland ICE facility, holding up a sign saying ‘Thank you for your dedication & hard work!’ ‘We appreciate you!’ And of course, Antifa clowns are MELTING DOWN over it, yelling at them.”
Sortor also celebrated federal agents’ swift action against rule-breakers: “FAFO ALERT: A degenerate leftist just jumped onto federal property at the Portland ICE facility and CHALLENGED agents to ‘do something about it’ And they DID — QUICKLY Dude ended up on the pavement, arrested, and dragged into the facility Beautiful.”
The Portland Police Bureau later clarified that three people were booked into jail on charges of Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree following multiple fights at the protest: Angela Davis, 49, of Vernonia, Oregon; Nicholas Sortor, 27, of Washington, DC; and Son Mi Yi, 43, of Portland.
This arrest unfolds against a backdrop of intensified federal involvement in Portland, where protests at the ICE site have persisted for months. DHS officials have condemned the violence, pointing to a 1000% increase in assaults on ICE personnel and vowing not to back down. With local police often criticized for limited engagement—sometimes attributed to city directives—calls grow louder for national intervention to reclaim control from the chaos. Sortor’s detention serves as a stark reminder of the risks journalists face in these zones, where covering the story can quickly turn into becoming part of it.
Similar to the UK.
The police are there to protect the Bad Guys and stomp on the law-abiding citizens.
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I compare these journalists to people who think they should be able to walk through Central Park at 2AM while waving around a wad of cash and not get mugged.
Portland cops suck. They need to start doing their jobs.
And I appreciate the fact they are out there covering the Antifa pricks.
Antifa clowns are MELTING DOWN
Doom is nearing for them good deal
I compare you to a moron. And the moron wins.
Sounds like you would also say Charlie Kirk was asking to be assassinated. Maybe even Trump too?
Time to move ICE facilities to Dunthorpe. The hoity toity progressives should enjoy the chaos.
Angela Davis, 49. Veronia, Oregon
Anyone remember the radical Angela Davis from the 60’s?
Things have changed so much since 2010 when the Tea Party was very active in Portland.
We had a event in downtown Portland and the police were very supportive.
ZERO SYMPATHY
THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED-—YEARS AGO
That’s PROFFESOR Angela Davis, now...............
And I also think they should also be able to walk through Central Park at 2AM while waving around a wad of cash and not get mugged. It is their right to do so
You beat me to it. I couldn’t have said it better.
Yep. I remember her well. The Commie bitch should have been in prison for the rest of her miserable life instead of being paid to pollute young minds at a university. She was guilty as hell of accessory to mass murder.
The cops are antifa.
As far as I recall, I have not seen any portland pd show up and arrest anyone, over intermittantly watching the protest over the past several months, much less show up in a force of about 10 bicycle police like they did to arrest Sortor.
It looks like the response of the portland pd is due to Trump activating the national guard to help the facility against antifa, to gaslight the media to claim they are actively enforcing the law....
When we know they didn’t do anything when Katie Daviscourt got assaulted the other day.
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