US EditionConservative influencer Nick Sortor released after arrest in fight outside Portland ICE building, police say
Nick Sortor was arrested amid protests at the ICE facility as police faced criticism for not detaining leftist agitators; Attorney General ordered a full investigation.
- Thursday, the Portland Police Bureau arrested conservative journalist Nick Sortor during a protest outside the ICE facility, booking him and two others on second-degree disorderly conduct before releasing him.
- Multiple agencies responding to the unrest have complicated arrests as nightly protests at the Portland ICE facility persist with escalating tactics like bottle rockets and barricades.
- Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt said she was struck in the face with a flagpole, left with a black eye, and tracked the Antifa-affiliated protester for 35 minutes while Portland police refused to arrest.
- Following Sortor's arrest, the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation, with Attorney General Pam Bondi ordering a full probe led by Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon.
- The arrest coincides with plans to deploy 200 Oregon National Guard members to Portland, as critics argue the Portland Police Bureau selectively enforced the law by arresting a journalist while letting alleged assailants go uncharged.
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DOJ to investigate Portland police over arrest of Nick Sortor
The Justice Department has ordered an investigation into Portland, Oregon, police over the arrest of Nick Sortor late Thursday, the conservative influencer announced Friday morning. The Portland Police Bureau released Sortor from custody earlier Friday, hours after he was arrested on charges of second-degree disorderly conduct as violent protests broke out near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Oregon‘s largest city. Sortor, a 2…
Prominent conservative influencer arrested outside Portland ICE facility
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Conservative influencer Nick Sortor, who has 1.2 million followers on X, was among three people arrested outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Thursday night. According to Portland police, just before 11:20 p.m., multiple fights broke out and officers arrested three people, including Sortor, 27. Sortor, along with the others arrested, all face second-degree disorderly conduct charges, a Class …
Portland PD Arrest Conservative Journalist Nick Sortor After Anti-ICE Clashes
Sortor said the night before that he felt the "Portland PD would arrest him if he tried to defend himself." The post Portland PD Arrest Conservative Journalist Nick Sortor After Anti-ICE Clashes first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Conservative Journalist Nick Sortor Arrested in Portland While Reporting on Anti-ICE Protest
After refusing to arrest Antifa protesters who assaulted a conservative journalist in Portland, Oregon, police arrested conservative journalist Nick Sortor as he covered the continuing Anti-ICE protest. Reports indicate police arrested Sortor for "disorderly conduct" while he carried out his work as a journalist. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
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