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Portland Police Arrest Man For Threatening Anti-ICE Protesters with a Knife

“Say something when I’m walking away, and I will stab every one of you motherfuckers,” he shouted in video of the incident.

ICE Union Files Notice of Intent to Sue City Of Portland Over This Summer’s Occupy ICE Protests

“Mr. Wheeler has an inherent obligation to not use the Portland Police Bureau to advance his own political agenda or use his police powers to harm those he believes possess alternative political beliefs,” the notice says.

ICE Union Calls For Criminal Investigation of Mayor Ted Wheeler

“As the Mayor and Police Commissioner for the City of Portland, Mr. Wheeler has an inherent obligation to enforce the laws of the State of Oregon and the City of Portland,” the union’s lawyer writes.

Fifteen Protesters Will Go to Trial on Federal Charges For Blocking ICE Employees’ Work

Most of the protesters were charged with two misdemeanors, including failure to comply with lawful direction of a federal officer and creating disturbances.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Strikes Back at Trump: “We Want a President That We Can Be Proud Of”

President Donald Trump slammed the mayor and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for Wheeler’s resignation over anti-ICE protests in Portland.

U.S. Senator Calls For Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Resignation Over His Handling of ICE Protests

The senator’s resolution condemns Wheeler for refusing to intervene when “a mob of leftwing activists recently surrounded an ICE office in southwest Portland, Oregon, trapping ICE employees inside the building.”

Portland Police Chief Says She Decided to Sweep Occupy ICE Camp, With or Without the Mayor’s Support

“I wasn’t asking for permission to go out and clear this camp,” Chief Danielle Outlaw said.

Portland Police Union President Says Mayor “Failed Miserably” In Response to Occupy ICE Camp

“There is no place for personal, political bias when it comes to providing public safety services to our communities,” union president Daryl Turner said.

Portland Police Chief Says She Told Her Officers to Respond to ICE’s 911 Calls If They Were Serious

The strong implication from Outlaw’s statement: Police decided ICE’s calls weren’t worth taking seriously.

An ICE Employee Says Portland Police Refused To Help Him Recover His Truck From Protesters—So He Lied To Get It Back

“A lie is what got my truck back to me,” he says.

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