Portland police arrest 3 near ICE facility
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In a statement responding to Saturday protests, Mayor Keith Wilson pledged that Portland police will uphold the law in the city, but will “not be used as agents of ICE.”
Portland Mayor Mark Dion says the city and Portland police are well prepared to protect the public, police and free speech at the same time.
Latest news and live updates as over 200 arrested in L.A. and National Guard to be deployed in Texas as rallies continue nationwide
In Portland in recent days, smaller protests have flared outside 4310 S. Macadam Ave, the ICE field office in South Portland where federal authorities temporarily detain people slated for deportation.
Anti-ICE protests that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend have now spread to at least 12 states in cities from New York to Chicago, Portland and Dallas.
Anti-ICE demonstrations are expected to spread to more cities this week after days of unrest in Los Angeles, with at least 30 new protests planned across the country in response to the Trump Administration’s recent immigration raids.