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Judge Questions Delayed Hearings After Portland ICE Protest Arrests

Federal agencies have not explained why recent arrestees waited two to three days for initial court appearances.

Overview

  • Lisa Miyamoto, 56, made her first federal appearance two days after her Oct. 19 arrest on an allegation she pushed a wooden tambourine into a Federal Protective Service inspector's chest.
  • U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo released Miyamoto pending trial with an order barring her from a designated area near the ICE building.
  • Defense counsel cited the requirement to bring arrestees before a magistrate "without unnecessary delay" and said recent two- to three-day waits are becoming an issue, which Russo said she would share with colleagues.
  • While held about 48 hours in Columbia County Jail, Miyamoto reportedly could not use jail phones, missed several medications, and lacked kosher food, and her lawyer reported injuries from a mass takedown.
  • Recent cases include musician Oriana Korol, who spent three nights in Clark County Jail before court, bringing protest-related federal arrests tied to the ICE site to 36 since June.