US EditionConservative influencer Nick Sortor released after arrest in fight outside Portland ICE building, police say
- On Thursday night, Portland Police Bureau arrested conservative journalist Nick Sortor outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland, charging him and two Oregon residents with second-degree disorderly conduct.
- Amid nights of unrest at the ICE facility, nightly protesters and counter-protesters have sparked violent confrontations, prompting National Guard deployment and overtime costs upwards of $100,000 for Portland police officers.
- Video circulating online shows Nick Sortor being taken into custody shortly after he says blacked-out Antifa-affiliated protesters surrounded and assaulted him while filming federal agents, and Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt was struck with a flagpole earlier this week, suffering a black eye and concussion.
- The Department of Justice confirmed it will review the incident, with Attorney General Pam Bondi ordering a full investigation led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, and the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office is reviewing reports ahead of Sortor's arraignment on Monday, October 6th.
- Conservative leaders and federal officials responded by vowing to review federal aid to Portland, with Karoline Leavitt stating, `We will not fund states that allow anarchy.
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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. Multiple fights broke out before midnight and officers arrested three people, including Sortor, 27, according to Portland police. Sortor, along with the others arrested, all face second-degree disorderly conduct charges, a Class B misdem…
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It was adding insult to injury. Independent journalist and conservative commentator Nick Sortor was arrested by Portland police late Thursday while covering the ongoing unrest outside an Immigration and Customs […] The post Conservative Journalist Arrested During Anti-ICE Protests in Portland After Being 'Jumped by Antifa Thugs' appeared first on The Western Journal.
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