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Quick Flashes PPR #80: Protests and ICE News
Portland Protests: KKK Cancel Rally When Police Reject Security Request;
On February 8, a rally organized by the Ku Klux Klan to take place outside the Multnomah County
Courthouse was called off, but that didn't stop anti-fascists from congregating nor Portland Police
In other news, Alonna Mitsch, an African American woman roughly arrested by Portland Police on August 17, was found not guilty of disorderly conduct for stepping into the street and twerking to nearby music. In March, it was reported two other women-- a motorcyclist who revved her engine and a woman who spit near officers (PPR #79)-- both still face charges, despite having written to the District Attorney asking for dismissals and threatening to sue (Portland Mercury Blog, March 3).
Washington County Sheriff Collaborates with ICE
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May, 2020
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from making arrests. According to the
February 20 Portland Tribune , the KKK rally
organizer asked police for protection arriving at and leaving the protest, but the PPB told them they
would not do so. The Tribune read police reports indicating that the organizer may have
never intended to hold a rally. The police ended up making three arrests after alt-right media
activists clashed with the Antifa protest and some activists sprayed graffiti on a war memorial in a
park across the street from the courthouse (Oregonian, February 9).
Citing what they see as Federal Law
superseding Oregon State law, the Washington County
Sheriff's office stated they will comply with ICE requests for information on immigrants held by
Washington County. So far, Washington is the only Oregon county to collaborate with ICE
(Oregonlive, March 9). Commonly known as a state sanctuary law, ORS 181A.820 prohibits most
involvement of public bodies in federal immigration law enforcement. Washington County's
decision came several weeks after ICE issued subpoenas requiring law enforcement agencies to
hand over information about incarcerated immigrants. Other counties are considering legalities
involved before complying with the ICE subpoena. Hillsboro, a city in Washington County, has
refused to comply, calling the subpoenas "a new tactic to circumvent state and local laws."