Overview

• The city issued a land‑use violation Thursday alleging the ICE site held people longer than 12 hours in breach of a 2011 permit.
• Portland’s action relies on Deportation Data Project FOIA records that identified at least 25 alleged over‑holds between Oct. 1, 2024, and July 27, 2025.
• DHS dismissed the city’s review as unverified FOIA data, said ICE has taken steps to keep holds under 12 hours, and signaled it will contest the citation through the city’s process.
• Officials plan a second notice over the facility’s boarded ground‑floor windows; ICE says boards were added after repeated attempts to breach the building.
• Protests outside the South Portland facility have continued for months, with new video showing federal agents striking and spraying nonviolent demonstrators, and authorities reporting numerous prior charges and citations tied to the unrest.