Biography
Joshua Ames Cartrette, 46, is an activist from Oregon City, Oregon. On June 14, 2025 — No Kings Day, chosen to coincide with Donald Trump's birthday — he was arrested at a Portland protest against ICE immigration enforcement. He was charged with misdemeanor assault on a federal officer under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) and held approximately two days in federal custody before release pending proceedings. His case was among dozens arising from intensified federal prosecution of immigration-related demonstrators during the Trump administration's second term.
Original court source and limits
Source document: The original misdemeanor complaint (Document 7, filed June 16, 2025), page 4, reports Cartrette being taken into custody during the evening of June 14, confirming the existing arrest and initial custody date. It alleges pushing an agent and kicking deployed tear-gas canisters toward officers, while expressly stating that those canisters did not contact or injure the cited agent. These are charging allegations, not findings of guilt. The June 15 telephone attestation and June 16 filing are separate from the June 14 arrest. This document supplies no actual release, plea, verdict or sentencing date and does not replace the later release information already recorded.
