Federal Overreach in Portland: U.S. Citizen Wrongfully Detained by ICE Agents

In a disturbing display of federal overreach, a United States citizen, Francisco Miranda, was detained in Portland, Oregon, by unidentifiable plainclothes officers claiming he was unlawfully present in the country. Despite Miranda’s clear assertion of his citizenship, agents handcuffed and transported him to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, holding him for hours without explanation or evidence. This episode starkly reveals how careless enforcement tactics undermine the very liberties America stands for. How Could This Happen in America? Miranda’s ordeal began outside his workplace on October 2, when masked agents, refusing to identify themselves properly, accused him of...