ACLU releases video of ICE agent slashing observers' tire in Portland
Portland couple who recorded ICE agents filed a complaint after agents tailed, boxed in, and vandalized their car.
What to know
- ICE agents in Oregon tailed, chased, and slashed the tire of a couple recording them in a parking lot on October 7; the ACLU released video and filed a complaint demanding investigation and discipline.
- The ACLU characterizes the incident as part of a nationwide pattern of retaliation against people exercising their First Amendment right to film federal agents.
- The incident coincided with a DHS social media post targeting "sanctuary" jurisdictions like Oregon, and the couple was never arrested or spoken to by the agents.
This is government retaliation against protected speech and a serious constitutional violation.
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“Legal observers filmed ICE in public, the fascists tailed and boxed them in and slashed their tire in retaliation.”
CubitOom · Mastodon ↗
“Masked federal officers have no business coming to Oregon to injure or intimidate people. Oregonians have the right to support their neighbors and communities by filming and documenting government abuses.”
Kelly Simon, ACLU of Oregon legal director · ACLU press release ↗
A.P. and M.P. Observers and ACLU clientsAmerican Civil Liberties Union Legal organizationScarlet Kim ACLU senior staff attorneyKelly Simon ACLU of Oregon legal directorU.S. Department of Homeland Security / ICE Federal agency
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ACLU releases video and files complaint with DHS
The ACLU released video footage of the October 7 incident and filed an administrative complaint on behalf of the couple, demanding that DHS investigate the incident, preserve evidence, discipline the agents, and undertake a comprehensive investigation of nationwide retaliation against observers.
“The right to record publicly visible law enforcement activity is fundamental to our democracy. If we cannot see and document what our own government is doing on our streets, we cannot hold it accountable.”
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Video shows an ICE goons slashing a Hillsboro couple's car tire with a knife after they recorded immigration enforcement activity, prompting the ACLU to demand a federal investigation.
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HOLY HELL: New footage shows masked ICE agent slashing the tires of a couple filming them and driving away. Filming ICE is the couple’s right. Slashing the couple’s tires is NOT ICE’s right.
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Legal observers filmed ICE in public, the fascists tailed and boxed them in and slashed their tire in retaliation. (Portland, OR, 10/7/2026) The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video. They just filed an administrative complaint demanding the officers be held accountable. Video Source https:// reddit.com/comments/1ximrkw ACLU press…
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ICE agents chase and slash tire of observers' vehicle in Hillsboro — A couple spotted and began recording ICE agents in a supermarket parking lot. After yelling "This is ICE!" and honking, they drove away as agents chased them. Multiple ICE vehicles pursued them without lights or sirens. A masked agent then stabbed their rear tire twice at a traffic light before driving off.
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first by KATU, 11d ago · also The Oregonian
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first by KOIN.com, 11d ago · also KGW
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first by Reason, 12d ago · also NBC News
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- Video shows ICE puncture Oregon couple’s car tire with a knife NBC News · 11d ago
What people are saying 9 voices from 2 sites · best of 12 · verbatim
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ICE is out of control. Only a Democratic Congress can hope to place a check upon its actions. Vote like our democracy depends on you—because most assuredly it does. Video: https:// bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post /3myzh3bqffs2c
- Oct 31
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ICE agents in Hillsboro Oregon are seen stabbing a couple’s car tire twice. The ICE agents chased them down and boxed them in stabbing their tire before running away like the cowards they are. Is this an act of law enforcement, or just a bunch of lawless thugs?
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Masked ICE agents in Hillsboro,Oregon are seen stabbing a couple’s car tire twice. It happened as the citizens were legally documenting immigration enforcement activity & these ICE agents chased them down & boxed them in stabbing their tire & leaving the scene.
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In Trump's America, if you record his ICE army, which is legal, they box in your car and slash your tires, which is illegal. https://www. aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-r eleases-video-of-ice-agent-slashing-observers-tire
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US Death Squads https://www. commondreams.org/news/ice-atta ck-video
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"Two Portland-area residents filed an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) today describing how ICE agents tailed and boxed them in with vehicles and slashed their car’s tire after they observed and filmed agents in a parking lot in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Oregon." ACLU Releases Video of ICE Agent…
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RE: https:// mastodon.social/@tusk81/117525 858463742785 “We observe and record public ICE activity in order to shine a light on their abusive behavior and to create a record of what our government is up to. Because of that, they are terrorizing us and anyone else who dares to exercise their First Amendment right to hold our government…
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ACLU: "After observers lawfully filmed ICE in a public parking lot, the agents followed their car, boxed them in, and slashed their tire in retaliation. The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video." https:// bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post /3myzh3bqffs2c
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A despicable attack on the First Amendment right to record law enforcement, which also shows exactly why that right exists. https://www. aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-r eleases-video-of-ice-agent-slashing-observers-tire