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.
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
