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Reports: Federal Agents Blocked Portland Ambulance and Threatened Driver Outside ICE Facility

Internal EMS reports plus 911 audio describe a 20-minute delay at the South Portland facility, with DHS still silent.

Overview

  • Confidential American Medical Response reports say agents stood in front of the ambulance and an agent threatened to "shoot and arrest" the driver after the vehicle lurched when put in park.
  • 911 audio captures a federal police dispatcher requesting EMS to the ICE site for a detained 32-year-old with a suspected collarbone break.
  • The crew reported refusing to take agents aboard without arrest paperwork, a roughly 20-minute holdup before departure, and unmarked federal vehicles following them to the hospital.
  • Teamsters Local 223 confirmed the crew’s account and praised their conduct, and AMR said it is collaborating with Federal Protective Service on a review.
  • Radio traffic published by local outlets indicates the crew told dispatch they were being blocked by ICE officers rather than protesters outside the facility.