Original air date: December 14, 2025

Odds are you’ve seen the videos. Clashes, sometimes violent, outside of ice facilities around the country—as president trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants has sparked passionate protests. But is what you’re seeing on-air and online, a fair representation of what’s really going on? and are those behind the camera, giving you a fair look? We sent our Scott Thuman to Portland, to find out.

The following is a transcript of a report from “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.”
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Between clashes with cops and infighting among demonstrators, the scene outside this ICE facility in downtown Portland, Oregon can get, as those here like to say, *spicy* from time to time.

But most nights it’s peaceful, with little action other than transport vans or ICE agents coming and going. So why is the drama playing out almost every evening since October? Some say it’s lasted this long, partly because of streamers. Those often young activists armed with cameras and lights and broadcasting it all for their online followers.

Kamryn: Right now, we’ve got only 353 in the chat. The day before yesterday there were a thousand, I got 3000 subscribers now. So yeah, it just kind of fluctuates whoever’s online at the moment.

Kamryn, a streamer crossing the country in his van and here protesting immigration enforcement under the handle, Kamryn Walks on YouTube, argues he’s here to air what doesn’t make the news.

Scott: So are you just trying to show what you think is maybe a more realistic depiction of what’s going on down here? Is it, what is the true goal?

Kamryn: Yeah, yeah, yeah. My goal is to show what’s really going on in front of the ICE building.

Kamryn: Ever since the White House kind of mentioned this whole situation, everyone’s been looking for this online. I’ve got it from 800 subscribers to 3000 on YouTube.

Prompting some to travel to Portland, and be a part of it.

Scott: You’ve heard these phrases to describe your city specifically: Warzone, war ravaged, can’t be saved.

Portland’s police chief, Bob Day.

Bob Day: Yeah, I mean it’s really disappointing. I mean, those are extreme terms, and I know we’ve been referenced to all kinds of dysfunction about the city of Portland, and if you look at these 20 second clips, you can make that argument. I mean, I see this online, I see these things that are shown and I’m like, wow, that looks really bad. Then you go down there and you realize it’s 25 people and it’s four or five people that are in a shouting match or a shoving match, and then all of a sudden that gets seen as the city’s out of control, and we’re not able to convey like we actually made an arrest there, or we did this follow up because that’s not the part that’s interesting.

Scott: That’s not the sexy headline.

Bob Day: Yeah, that’s not what gets people’s attention.

Though it may not be their creator’s intention, viral clips often don’t convey how even violent events can limited to small parts of a city.

During Trump’s first term, up close video like this may have given the impression all of DC was erupting, as police cleared the path outside the White House for President Trump’s visit to a church across the street during Black Lives Matter demonstrations. But it was mostly confined to a tiny area of just a few blocks. Dramatic images, sometimes used to incite, rather than inform.

In Portland’s case this year, costing the city as chief day deployed more resources, offices and overtime.

Stacey Pritchard, is another streamer. She’s for-immigration enforcement, and against Antifa.

Scott: Do you think, has your stream encouraged people to come out here that weren’t coming out earlier?

Stacey Prichard: I think that does too. I think that helps encourage people to come out here. We can’t be afraid. We can’t be afraid. It’s a free country and we should be able to exercise our men and be able to walk freely. So I think, I like to think that it’s encouraged people to come out here and I think it also sheds light on what’s really happening in Portland and how messed up and mental it is.

Stacey Prichard: I’ve had a lot of people message me from Pennsylvania, from Texas, from Florida, from all over the place. they just think, gosh, if I could be anything to be out there right now and give these people a piece of their mind. And I think that’s how a lot of people are feeling.

But countering the message, a real challenge for Chief Day

Scott: Any advice on this subject that you might offer to other police chiefs around the country when it comes to the social media stirrups or the streamers or anything like that?

Bob Day: Yeah, first I would suggest, I mean, don’t ignore it. You can’t ignore it. I mean, this is the world we live in today. It exists. And so rather than don’t underestimate its power and its influence. Second of all though, don’t have it change the way that you do business. We have to stay neutral in this. We have to stay with the rule of law. We have to be seen as above reproach and to maintain that trust with our community and then look for ways with your comms teams and with others to be able to find ways to message effectively. We need to be in this space. I really am proud of the Portland Police Bureau communications unit. We’re on Instagram, we’re on Twitter or X, we’re on these other platforms. You need to be there too. I mean, that’s where the narrative is being told as well as in mainstream media. We have to be participating in that. So get in the game, be part of it, and offering a perspective

Scott: Counter messaging.

Bob Day: Yeah.

Aware it only takes on viral moment to label his city and fuel the fight, whether it’s am inaccurate, or not.

For Full Measure, Scott Thuman, Portland Oregon.

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