Overview

• Organizers staged an off‑season, "emergency" World Naked Bike Ride on Sunday, sending hundreds of cyclists through rain to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.
• Participants framed the ride as a peaceful rebuttal to what they call the militarization of the city, with costumes, body paint, and a brief "die‑in" on the Burnside Bridge before reaching the facility.
• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut has twice restrained planned National Guard deployments to Portland, and the Ninth Circuit has not yet ruled on the administration’s appeal.
• Federal officers guarding the ICE site have recently used tear gas, pepper balls, and stun devices to push crowds back, and authorities directed protesters to remain on sidewalks or face arrest.
• Local leaders, including Sen. Jeff Merkley, praised the protests’ "joy and whimsy" as evidence that large demonstrations can remain largely peaceful even as arrests and tense moments continue outside the facility.