Breaking — I am covering the trial of Portland Antifa's "Super Soldier" Isabel Rosa Araujo.
Araujo has been accused of violently assaulting a female victim during an Antifa direct action in March 2024.
He is being prosecuted by the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office🧵
Araujo, 39, of Portland, was captured on video launching an unprovoked macing attack on a female counter protester at a Portland park in March 2024.
Araujo has been charged with fourth-degree assault, harassment, and unlawful use of mace.
He has a security role within Rose City Antifa that includes identifying political targets to attack.
He wears a patch on his black bloc militant uniform that reads: "Antifa Super Soldier"
He is now in Court to defend his actions, and if found guilty, faces jail time.
Araujo was taken into custody over the attack in July 2024 after Portland Police officers identified him as the assault suspect while he was participating in a separate Antifa direct action to disrupt a Christian worship event.
Araujo has a lengthy history of violence and threats throughout his tenure with Rose City Antifa.
He identifies as transgender and was born under the name Philip Vincent Haskins-Delici.
Additionally, he has a serious infatuation with weapons.
Araujo has maintained his innocence in this case.
His defense team has created a strategy to portray him as a victim of "mistaken identity" because he had been concealing his identity behind black bloc attire when he allegedly assaulted the victim.
Prosecuting the case for the state of Oregon is Deputy District Attorney Noah Berg of the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office.
Presiding over the case is Judge Adrian Lee Brown.
There are no individuals in the gallery, including members of Antifa, to support Araujo at this time.
I am covering the trial for @TPostMillennial.
@TPostMillennial BREAKING UPDATE: In a shocking unforeseeable move, the Portland judge ordered the case to be dismissed
Read: Oregon judge dismisses assault case against trans Antifa 'Super Soldier' Isabel Rosa Araujo
🚨TRIAL DAY 2 THREAD: Oregon v Trump, et. al - National Guard deployment to Portland.
Department of Justice (defendants) calls witnesses to the stand, including from DHS FPS, ICE, and Dept of War.
Federal officials testify that there has been a sustained attack on the ICE facility since June, Portland Police has abandoned their federal law enforcement parters, and significant resources are needed to withstand the ongoing threat against federal agents and the ICE facility.
Defense first witness: @FPSDHS Deputy Regional 10 Director identified only as initials "R.C."
RC has been the incident commander at the ICE facility on several occasions since June, providing direct knowledge of the ongoing challenges against federal agents and the facility.
RC testified that there needs to be at least 180 officers deployed to efficiently protect the Portland ICE facility.
He detailed incidents such as arson attacks, assaults on agents, unpredictable crowd sizes, attempted breaches of facility, trapping officers inside, etc.
Breaking: I am at the federal courthouse in Portland covering the trial of Oregon v. Trump, et. al – National Guard deployment to the ICE facility.
Portland Police officers will be testifying on behalf of the state of Oregon and the City of Portland (plaintiffs).
The Department of Justice (defendants) will call witnesses to the stand, including officials with ICE, DHS FPS, and the Dept. of War.
Follow this thread for updates:
Opening statement - Defense.
DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton argues that President Trump has full power to federalize the National Guard, citing the nation's laws and SCOTUS ruling.
Hamilton told the Court that this is not up to judicial review.
Hamilton argued that Department of Homeland Security cannot contain the four consecutive months of persistence violence against federal agents and ICE property without added resources and intervention.
A 9th Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that President Trump has the authority to federalize the Oregon National Guard in Portland.
Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, both appointed by Trump, ruled in favor of the Trump admin.
Judge Susan Graber, appointed by Clinton, dissented.
Evidence presented by the Trump administration arguing for National Guard deployment include:
Ongoing extreme acts of violence committed at the ICE facility, such as arson attacks, assaults on federal officers, protesters advancing toward facility with firearms...
🚨 The inevitable happened last night— I have been reporting on this Portland wheelchair faker for months.
Antifa uses tactics that involves putting “disabled” people on the frontlines to make it appear police officers are abusing them/using excessive force.
I have captured this wheelchair bound Antifa militant walking around outside the ICE facility several times.