Good Morning, News: Two Bad Apples Identified, Freezing Temps Means Longer Hours for Local Shelters (Hardly), Minnesota on Strike, So Many Amendments to Violate!
Right after Border Patrol agents shot and injured two people in East Portland earlier this month, protests at Portland's ICE facility ramped up. The Portland shooting happened one day after ICE agents shot and killed Renée Good in Minnesota. During those protests, a Portland Police officer was filmed punching a protester in the head after they appeared to be restrained on the ground. The next day, another officer was recorded giving his unsavory take on Good's death, shrugging it off. "Sometimes criminals get shot," he told a protester who recorded him, acknowledging he too would've shot the 37-year-old mother if she drove a car at him (video from the shooting in Minnesota suggests Good was just trying to leave and wasn't trying to aim her car at the agent who placed himself in front of her headlight.) Both officers were identified in a Mercury story yesterday, because they didn't have their names displayed while policing the protests. Turns out, they're likely related. about the events here. (No) thanks to freezing overnight temperatures, many of the area's warming centers have extended their hours, and are expected to stay open through Sunday. These shelters include Burnside Shelter (30 SW 2nd), CityTeam Grant (526 SE Grand), Moore Street Shelter (5325 N Williams), NW Northrup Shelter (1435 NE Northrup), and St. Stephen's Shelter (1432 SW 13th). Temperatures are expected to stay extremely chilly through the weekend, with an expected low of 26 on Saturday and 24 degrees on Sunday, before warming up into the low 30s on Monday. Keep an eye out for your neighbors who may need help! A group of activists have been trying for months to get the city of Portland to revoke the land use permit for the local ICE facility. On Wednesday, during a City Council meeting, a large group swarmed City Hall to give public testimony. Apparently they were frustrated when the Council didn't address the land use issue (it wasn't on the agenda and the Council can't legally take up issues or items that aren't on the agenda, and Council doesn't have the authority to do what the activists are demanding in the first place) and made their way over to councilors' offices, where they tried to rush their way in, only to be greeted by City Hall security, who pepper sprayed them. The bizarre incident made Mayor Keith Wilson's statement from just an hour before make a little more sense. He hadn't provided much context for why he was issuing his comments, but it appears (like at least one of the group's leaders) he may have the gift of second sight and could see the indirect action before it happened. [...]
Jan. 23, 2026
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WATCH: Highlights from 24 hours on the ground at the ICE protest in Portland, Oregon.