2025–2026 Portland, Oregon protests
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| Part of protests against mass deportation during the second Trump administration, and domestic military deployments by the second Trump administration | ||||
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's field office in South Waterfront, the primary location of the protests | ||||
| Date | June 4, 2025 - present (9 months, 1 week and 4 days) | |||
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| Caused by | Deportation | |||
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| Immigration policy of the second Trump administration |
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On June 4, 2025, ongoing protests began in Portland, Oregon in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and presence in the city and surrounding area. The protests began in conjunction with a similar protest in Los Angeles, California. The protests have generally been focused around the immediate vicinity of the ICE field office in Portland's South Waterfront neighborhood, approximately one mile south of downtown.
The protests gained national attention after President Donald Trump referred to the city as "anarchy" during a September 5 press conference and later referred to the city as "war-ravaged" and that federal buildings were “under siege" by Antifa and “other domestic terrorists,” before announcing a plan to send troops and "authorizing full force" on September 28. The Oregon Attorney General's office filed suit, arguing that Trump was "exaggerating the threat of protests against his immigration policies to justify illegally seizing control of state National Guard units." On October 4, 2025, federal judge Karin Immergut blocked the deployment of Oregon National Guardsmen.
On October 5, 2025, Trump announced that he was federalizing up to 400 Texas National Guard personnel to Portland and other locations, as well as about 300 California National Guard personnel. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Governor of California Gavin Newsom both filed suit against Trump. A trial is set for October 29. Later that day, Immergut expanded her order to block the deployment of any National Guard personnel, regardless of state.
As of October 2, 128 people have been arrested in conjunction with the protests.
On December 31, Trump officially abandoned plans to deploy the National Guard to Portland.