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News – January 7, 2026

The Oregonian: Judge grills feds over timing of investigation into Portland police handling of ICE protests – The U.S. Justice Department is seeking documents and Portland police body camera footage stemming from the Oct. 2, 2025, police arrest of Nick Sortor, during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland. The district attorney’s office later dropped the charge.

The Oregonian: Trump warns Portland, ‘We’ll go back in when the crime starts,’ as National Guard demobilizes

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Attorneys for US DOJ, Portland clash over police records related to ICE protests – Since 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice has helped Portland police rewrite some of its policies surrounding treatment of people experiencing behavioral health crises. Does that entitle it to recent police records?