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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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DOJ Probes Portland Police for Possible ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ in Policing
The Justice Department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into the Portland Police Department, examining whether the department engaged in viewpoint-based discrimination after the arrest of conservative journalist Nick Sortor. Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, announced on Oct. 3 that she had sent a formal letter to Portland police about the investigation. “We write regarding Po…
NEW: DOJ Opens Investigation Into Portland Police After Weeks Of Violent Rioting
The U.S. Justice Department is opening an investigation into the Portland Police Bureau’s “questionable” practice surrounding weeks of sustained attacks and violent rioting targeting federal buildings and agents in the city. The news was announced just hours after conservative journalist Nick Sortor was arrested by Portland Police after he was surrounded by a mob of far-left rioters, some of whom damaged his equipment and ultimately assaulted hi…
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