Ashleigh Merchant

Woke up to some commotion.

I heard some whistles going on out front, so I came downstairs to see what was going on.

Wasn't even dressed.

And there was a car, the Honda Pilot that's crashed over there now.

There was a car blocking the two lanes of Portland traffic.

And the ICE agents got out and they were saying, get out of here, get out of here.

She was the main car leading the...

The protest is my understanding.

I talked to another guy who was driving behind her, but she was very successful in blocking traffic.

She was doing what she was set out to do, and so they wanted to get her the hell out of there.

I think it's important to sort of distinguish the two different ways.

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.