Circuit Court of Appeals appeared ready Thursday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from sending Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.
Fact: Portland Fire & Rescue responded to four calls about fires near the ICE building since June 6, according to fire department data.
Federal officers detained three people, including a counter-protester, and brought them inside the building as some in the crowd lined up toe-to-toe with them.
Police also arrested a Portland man — 32-year-old Harold Smith — on allegations of harassment, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement.
What we’re watching for today — Why Trump could still send troops to Portland, no matter what appeals court says
A federal appeals court is currently awaiting a decision on Oregon U., but the wait is already underway. A. Commissioner Karin J. Immergut’s temporary directive prohibiting the Portland-based deployment of Oregon National Guard forces. While the court considers, the order is still in force for the time being.
This is what we are aware of.
Feds in Portland.
At the ICE protest in Portland, a unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park.
“Portland is Portlanding”: As the court considers Trump’s troop deployment, the tone of ICE protests shifts.
‘Hard to have a rational conversation with irrational people,’ say three Democratic governors in a podcast discussing Trump’s troop plans.
Some judges on the 9th Circuit don’t seem to agree with the Oregon judge’s ruling.
At least two of the three judges on the 9th U.S. Supreme Court were appointed by Trump. A. On Thursday, the Circuit Court of Appeals seemed prepared to overturn a ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deploying Oregon National Guard soldiers to Portland.
Among the many questions posed by the three judges (President Bill Clinton appointed the third judge) were what constitutes rebellion, whether or not historical instances of rebellion should be taken into account, and which document Trump cited to support the deployment of the Guard here.
Though the exact date of the 9th Circuit panel’s decision is unknown, it is expected to be made before October. 17 inquiry into whether U. S. . Karen Immergut, the district judge, ought to prolong her restraining order by an additional fourteen days.
The truth is known.
At President Trump’s antifa roundtable earlier this week, which included prominent administration officials and independent journalists with right-wing views, The Oregonian/OregonLive fact-checked seven dubious claims.
We discovered that Portland is neither bombed out nor on fire.
Fact: According to fire department data, since June 6, Portland Fire and Rescue has responded to four calls regarding fires near the ICE building.
Factual statement: The most recent bombing in the Portland area was in 2008.
See what we discovered and what they said.
At night, the costumes come out.
At the ICE building on Thursday night, our reporters counted a number of frogs, a unicorn, a polar bear, an axolotl, a raccoon, a peacock, a shark, and a cat among roughly 100 people in regular clothes.
As darkness fell and protesters and counter-protesters began to assemble, the nightly demonstration went smoothly.
Particularly noticeable was the flock of animal costumes. Was it a flock instead?
A helicopter flew in a circle. Federal officers gathered for hours on the lower rooftop of the building and pointed what looked like pepperball guns at the crowd while other officers allowed cars to enter and exit the small gated compound. The officers were yelled at by people using megaphones.
When protesters approached the officers on the ground too closely, the rooftop officers repeatedly fired their pepperball guns.
One notable change from last night was that the federal officers did not have the transparent shields that are usually part of their riot gear when they face the crowd. When they exited the building, they also issued warnings, and several officers did not have gas masks or face coverings on.
Some in the crowd lined up toe-to-toe with federal officers, who arrested three individuals, including a counter-protester, and took them inside the building. Others took out their phones to capture the action on video.
One of the officers indicated the area that was deemed out of bounds and gave a loud warning about trespassing.
Thomas Allen, a well-known right-wing streamer who had been prohibited by a court order from approaching the ICE building within 200 feet, was surrounded by counter-protesters about a block away. Allen, 36, was detained by Portland police with a warrant.
According to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau, police also detained Harold Smith, 32, of Portland, on charges of harassment.
As the night went on, a protester with the sign “End ICE reign of terror” on one side used a device to blow bubbles along the blue painted line that read “GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.”. “”.
In front of the building, cars drove by on the street. Sometimes groups of people huddled on nearby corners were passed by a dog walker.
At approximately 10:30 p.m., a Beaverton-based Buddhist priest led prayers, and the crowd began to thin. M.
It was a rather calm evening.
what we’re keeping an eye on today.
Why, despite the ruling of the appeals court, Trump could still send troops to Portland.
