Overview

• Federal agents detained three people and Portland police made two arrests outside the South Portland ICE facility on Oct. 9 as officers fired pepper balls from the roof, according to local TV coverage and police statements.
• An Associated Press report says a U.S. citizen, Francisco Miranda, was seized by masked officers, held for hours at the ICE building on Oct. 2, then released, with his attorney seeking records and signaling potential legal action.
• Protesters say costumes offer both de-escalation and practical protection, and organizers distributed about 30 inflatable outfits Thursday under an effort dubbed Operation Inflation.
• A federal appeals panel heard arguments challenging a judge’s order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland, with the Justice Department portraying protesters as violent and Oregon officials calling that depiction untethered from reality.
• Fact-checkers debunked a widely shared photo claiming to show Portland protesters dangling doughnuts before ICE officers, verifying the image was taken years ago in Toronto even as similar taunts have occurred in Portland.