Tiana Tozer

A White Georgia couple terrorized a Black family at a child’s birthday party by driving past with Confederate flags and shouting threats. A judge ruled it a hate crime. Joe Torres got 20 years, and Kyla Norton got 15. Hate has consequences.

Breaking: Oregon AG Rayfield Demands Feds Cease 'Unlawful Actions,' Cites DHS Excessive Force in Letter and Threatens Prosecutions of Federal Officers– Move Seen as Bid to Hamper Immigration Enforcement and Protection of ICE Facility. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, joined by district attorneys from three Portland metro area counties, fired off a strongly worded letter Nov. 24 accusing federal officers of excessive force and threatening state investigations that could lead to prosecutions of federal law enforcement, an apparent overreach aimed at shielding illegal immigrants from deportations and rioters from federal prosecution. The missive, addressed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, claim a pattern of disproportionate force by DHS/FPS officers around Oregon, in violation of state laws. Rayfield warns that the Supremacy Clause shields federal agents only during the "reasonable discharge of duties," not beyond, and vows to refer any oversteps over for criminal prosecution. This is classic blue-state meddling, especially amid the Trump administration's renewed push for border security and deportation of criminal aliens. With DHS ramping up operations to protect its federal facilities and enforce immigration laws ignored under prior leadership and in sanctuary states and cities, Rayfield's demands will embolden anarchists and hamper agents' ability to maintain order - a possible echo of the chaos of 2020 Portland riots where the Federal courthouse faced months of attacks by the far left and after a long summer of attacks against the ICE building. . The letter mentioned incidents near Portland's ICE building, including DHS personnel allegedly teargassing their own ranks, Portland Police Bureau officers and Oregon State Police. Portland infamously banned the use of teargas in the midst of the 2020 riots that ravaged downtown. It also cited a case where a federal agent struck a local PPB officer with a munition, much of it captured on DHS video. Rayfield references testimony from the recent trial in State of Oregon v. Donald Trump, where senior DHS and Portland Police Bureau leaders reportedly admitted under oath to excessive force against nonviolent protesters. The claim that DHS testified to using excessive force is politicized spin, given the context of defending federal property against repeated attacks by far left agitators and regular unlawful incursions onto federal property. Beyond the protests, or riots depending on the night, the letter mentions immigration enforcement actions that were reported on in local media. In October, an unmarked van with armed agents stopped teenagers at gunpoint at a Hillsboro Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru, prompting 911 calls from locals unsure what they were witnessing. Last week in McMinnville, agents reportedly smashed a 17 year old U.S. citizen's car window during a lunch break arrest, taking him into custody for previously interfering with federal officer immigration operations as part of a local “ICE watch” group. While Rayfield insists this isn't about undermining federal duties but restoring trust, it's precisely that: a sanctuary state ploy to deter DHS from deporting threats to public safety and quelling the nightly riots at the ICE building in Southwest Portland. Rayfield's demands include: 1. Halting all unlawful actions against Oregon residents. 2. Mandating training for agents interacting with locals. 3. Coordinating with local police to safeguard protesters at the ICE building. 4. Probing credible excessive force claims. 5. Cooperating with state investigations.