Half the Answer #44: What's It Really Like at the Portland ICE Facility?

Caitlin plays field reporter at the Portland ICE facility, interviewing the famous Portland chicken suit guy, Jack Dickinson himself, who gives his observations and thoughts after eight months on the scene.

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Resources:

The impact of inflatables: https://www.404media.co/the-surreal-practicality-of-protesting-as-an-inflatable-frog/

ICE recruits not well vetted: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna238739

Health concerns from chemical munitions: https://www.portland.gov/hello/news/2025/7/8/update-chemical-munitions-use-near-ice-facility

Long-term effects of tear gas: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK595624/

Tracking ICE vehicles:
https://icecarsinpdx.wordpress.com

Land use violations:
https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/news/2025/9/17/city-portland-will-issue-land-use-violation-notice-ice-facility

Using zoning laws to fight ICE:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/portland-ice.html

ICE uses extreme force:
https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/10/15/48075462/a-night-of-terror-civil-disobedience-met-with-extreme-force-at-portland-ice-facility

Blind man tackled and dragged by ICE:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/blind-protester-dragged-detained-by-feds-says-agents-picked-the-weakest-person-they-could-find.html

Young woman sprayed by ICE:
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/federal-officer-blasts-chemical-spray-into-vocal-but-nonviolent-portland-protester-video-shows.html

Antifa frog sprayed in his air vent:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/ive-definitely-had-spicier-tamales-says-portland-ice-protest-frog-that-got-pepper-sprayed-by-federal-agents.html