By The American Tribune | Created at 2026-09-10 10:19:23 | Updated at 2026-09-10 11:32:18
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A Portland anti-ICE agitator’s attempt to track and obstruct federal agents ended with her crying and hyperventilating after officials threatened her with arrest. The woman allegedly raced behind an Immigration and Customs Enforcement convoy, ran a red light, and repeatedly tried to block federal vehicles during an enforcement operation. Agents ultimately allowed her to leave, but warned that her case would be referred for possible federal prosecution.
The confrontation happened on November 6th, 2025, while agents from the ICE Seattle Field Office’s Portland branch were conducting targeted arrests in North Portland. The operation focused on illegal immigrants suspected of foreign gang affiliations, according to ICE officials. Reporter Katie Daviscourt accompanied the agents during the operation and filmed the pursuit and subsequent traffic stop from inside one of their vehicles.
“That Mustang’s coming on you pretty fast,” one person warned as the woman’s vehicle rapidly approached the moving convoy. “She just ran a red light. She ran with you.” The woman continued following the federal vehicles in her car as the agents attempted to slow down and bring the increasingly dangerous pursuit to an end.
The woman had allegedly tried to box in the federal vehicles several times and nearly collided with a school bus, according to The Post Millennial. Federal agents eventually activated their emergency lights, surrounded her Mustang, and ordered her to stop. “Turn on the lights. Turn on the lights,” one officer repeatedly instructed the other agents as they moved to intercept her.
An agent approached the driver’s window and told the woman that her actions had been recorded. “Ma’am, you’re impeding with a federal investigation,” he said. “We have you on camera. We actually have news reporters with us in vehicles. Your case will be referred over to Homeland Security Investigations for prosecution. You will be arrested. This is your last and final warning.”
The woman quickly began pleading with the agents for leniency. “Please, please, please. I’m just a mom. Please,” she said while appearing to struggle to control her breathing. The official identified himself as the deputy field office director and told her that agents were checking her identity before deciding what enforcement action to take.
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As the woman continued crying and hyperventilating, the federal official attempted to calm her down so she could leave the encounter. “Kylie, look at me. Look at me. Take a deep breath,” he instructed. “I want you to pull over right here and go home, okay? Take a deep breath. You may leave. Please turn around. I’m going to stop traffic for you.”
ICE Deputy Field Office Director Julio Hernandez said the woman had received several opportunities to stop interfering before agents pulled her over. “She placed our officers in danger. She blocked in our vehicles several times. We gave her multiple warnings to leave the area. This time, enough was enough,” Hernandez said. He described similar agitators as “spotters” who used vehicles, horns, and whistles to alert illegal immigrants when ICE agents entered the neighborhood.
The confrontation occurred during a wider series of ICE operations across Portland. Several hours before the traffic stop, Special Response Team officers pursued a previously deported suspect who crashed his vehicle and fled into a wooded area before agents captured him. Other suspects were detained during traffic stops as protesters attempted to follow or interfere with the enforcement teams.
Hernandez said the woman was released after agents collected her information, but her alleged conduct was referred to Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for review. “Like Secretary Noem said, enough is enough. We’re drawing the line, and that’s what we did now,” Hernandez said. “We have her information. We’re going to refer the case over to Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video.
