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ICE Gestapo arrests banana-clad clarinetist at Portland protest

Jason Weisberger
Oct 15, 2025
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On Sunday, Trump’s Gestapo arrested a member of Portland’s Unpresidented Brass Band as they played the “Ghostbusters” theme song across the street from the Portland ICE field office. As of 2 pm Tuesday, the clarinetist, Oriana Korol, was still being held and had not been charged.

Thompson, 43, said federal agents had just exited the fortified facility an…

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