Nick Sortor arrested during protests near Portland ICE facility

Conservative social media influencer Nick Sortor, 27, was arrested late Thursday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland after police moved in on multiple fights near the site, officials said. The Portland Police Bureau said its Rapid Response Team detained three people just before 11:30 p.m.; all three were booked on charges of second-degree disorderly conduct and later released on personal recognizance.

Police said officers had been monitoring gatherings at the South Portland facility after reports of confrontations. A bureau post on X said officers had "observed several fights and other criminal behavior" and that they were making "targeted arrests." The bureau added it would continue to monitor the protest and make additional arrests for criminal activity if necessary.

Sortor, who has a large following on X and has frequently posted from demonstrations at the ICE site, posted video of himself in handcuffs after the arrest and wrote on the platform, "You made a big freaking mistake." He has said he was assaulted by individuals he identified as members of the activist movement known as Antifa and that he was acting to document or intervene at...