Livestreamers are filming, and sometimes creating, conflict at Portland ICE protests for clicks and cash

It was just getting dark outside Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on a Sunday in late October, and Jeremy Roberts had his phone out.

Like most of the dozen or so people filming the nightly protests, Roberts’ phone was mounted on a small pole that helped him grip it more firmly. He had attached a fuzzy, professional-looking microphone.