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Justice Department launches investigation into Portland police
The Justice Department probes Portland Police over bias and failure to arrest attackers during anti-ICE protests, demanding records by Oct. 10 amid concerns of viewpoint discrimination.
- On Friday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon announced a Civil Rights Division probe, directed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, into the Portland Police Bureau's conduct near the ICE facility in South Portland.
- In a letter to Portland officials, Harmeet K. Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, demanded unredacted body‑worn camera footage and incident reports from the past 30 days by Oct. 10, writing `Your immediate attention to this matter is required`.
- Video shows Sortor being swarmed, having his camera broken, and being arrested Thursday night, after filming federal agents during protests, according to eyewitness accounts.
- The announcement prompted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to announce a full investigation and review aid that could be cut to Portland as city and state attorneys sought to block deployment of 200 National Guard members.
- The probe could implicate long‑standing federal oversight as the Portland Police Bureau operates under a 2014 DOJ settlement amid nightly protests since June that turned violent in recent weeks.
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