Two days after her arrest outside Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, Lisa Miyamoto made her first appearance in federal court on an allegation she assaulted a federal officer.

Miyamoto was arrested about 10:25 p.m. Sunday, held two nights at the Columbia County Jail in St. Helens and then stood before a magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Portland.

Assistant Federal Public Defender Chandra Peterson said the nearly 48-hour wait “is not the Oregon way.”

Officers making an arrest must take the accused “without unnecessary delay” before a magistrate judge, according to federal law. That typically occurs within 24 hours.

“I feel like it’s becoming a bit of an issue,” Peterson told U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo.

Miyamoto, 56, was at

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