Quinn Haberl believes his disability and diminutive stature are precisely why six federal agents descended upon him during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement facility in South Portland last weekend and dragged him into the building.

“I think they wanted to make a point,” said Haberl, who is 4-foot-6 and legally blind. “So they picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show out of it.”

Haberl’s detention Saturday, captured in jarring photographs and video footage, is among the latest instances of federal law enforcement officers employing aggressive tactics against Portland demonstrators who don’t appear to present a clear physical threat.

“What happened to me is not OK,” Quinn Haberl told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an interview Mon

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