Overview

• Nightly demonstrations outside Portland’s ICE building continued this week, with officers firing what appeared to be pepper balls from the roof as protesters approached a marked boundary line.
• Trump said last week he was considering sending in federal troops and described life in Portland as “like living in hell.”
• Wilson said Portland does not need federal troops and emphasized that the city is protecting free expression while addressing occasional violence and property damage.
• The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon reports 26 people have been charged with federal offenses tied to the ICE site since mid-June, including assaulting federal officers.
• Local impacts include a nearby charter school relocating over safety concerns and a judge’s ruling that Portland police are not required to enforce noise ordinances at the protests.