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Portland Braces for National Guard as Protests Persist at ICE Facility

City leaders are challenging the federal deployment in court.

Overview

  • Dozens gathered outside the South Macadam Avenue ICE site Thursday night in a largely peaceful protest that included a small group of counter-protesters.
  • Portland expects the arrival of roughly 200 National Guard troops in the coming days after President Trump prepared a deployment to protect federal facilities.
  • Homeland Security said more than 100 people stormed the ICE facility on Tuesday and reported six arrests, while Portland police said they did not declare a riot.
  • The Portland Police Bureau reported $100,076.75 in overtime costs from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 tied to protest response, a figure cited in Oregon’s motion for a temporary restraining order against the deployment.
  • The FBI said one person was arrested in the past 24 hours for destruction of federal property and reported 128 arrests since early June tied to incidents at federal sites.