DOJ Probes Portland Police for Possible ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ in Policing

DOJ Probes Portland Police for Possible ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ in Policing

Protesters, both supportive of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility and those against it, meet outside of the ICE facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 3, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Justice Department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into the Portland Police Department, examining whether the department engaged in viewpoint-based discrimination after the arrest of conservative journalist Nick Sortor.

Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, announced on Oct. 3 that she had sent a formal letter to Portland police about the investigation.
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