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Police Internal Email Released

Police Internal Email Released

In a move sure to reignite fierce debate over federal authority and local jurisdiction, President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, in late September—an effort aimed at protecting the beleaguered ICE facility from ongoing assaults by radical left-wing groups, primarily Antifa. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth executed the order, citing years of unchecked violence that have left the facility and its employees vulnerable. This decision came as Portland’s law enforcement, notably the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), appeared unwilling—or perhaps unable—to maintain order.

For quite a while, the ICE facility in Portland has stood as a flashpoint for radical activism. It has endured siege-like conditions, with regular threats, vandalism, and violence reportedly carried out by far-left extremists. Independent journalists attempting to document these activities, like Katie Daviscourt and Nick Sortor, have faced their own share of danger—sometimes from the very police sworn to protect public safety. Daviscourt was recently assaulted with a flagpole, while Sortor was arrested after defending himself from an unprovoked attack.


Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is turning its gaze toward the PPB. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, launched an investigation into the bureau’s policies, possibly prompted by these latest incidents. The timing is critical—especially as a federal judge, Karin Immergut, granted a temporary restraining order halting the troop deployment, declaring, “This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.” Immergut, a Trump appointee herself, denied the administration’s appeal for a stay, and a trial is set for October 29.

Adding fuel to the fire, discovery documents from Oregon’s lawsuit against the Trump administration included a revealing and inflammatory email from PPB Sergeant Andrew Braun. In it, Braun effectively blamed the victims—journalists and activists—for the violence they suffered, accusing them of antagonizing protesters and trespassing. The statement bore a chilling resemblance to Antifa rhetoric, framing self-defense and documentation efforts as provocation.


Such allegations raise serious concerns. When law enforcement adopts the language of the rioters, it casts a shadow over their impartiality. Daviscourt, Bouferrache, and Amacher were not instigators—they were chroniclers of a city in crisis. The suggestion that their very presence justified violence is not only absurd but alarming in its implications for press freedom and public accountability.

Journalist Andy Ngo, who has documented Antifa’s violent footprint for over a decade, didn’t mince words. He cited Portland’s long history of “anarcho-tyranny”—a phrase describing selective law enforcement that punishes lawful self-defense while ignoring organized criminality. His reference to Michael Strickland, convicted in 2017 for drawing a legal firearm while retreating from a mob, illustrates the troubling precedent.

Written by Mark Stevens - October 6, 2025