Gas is deployed at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025.
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Hundreds of protesters marched to the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facility on Saturday afternoon.
It is the latest demonstration since President Donald Trump announced last week he would deploy up to 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.
Protesters had gathered Saturday morning at nearby Elizabeth Caruthers Park. They arrived at the detention facility and blocked the road in front of the building. Soon after, federal law enforcement marched out of the center and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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It’s unclear how many were fired, but protesters near the front of the crowd said federal officers fired several canisters.
Gas is deployed at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025.
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Members of federal law enforcement also appeared to arrest multiple protesters who were standing on the sidewalk outside the entrance to the facility. They continued to fire tear gas canisters around 1:20 p.m.
John Jolley, a protester, said he could still smell the tear gas when arrived Saturday afternoon. He said would be encouraging other protesters to not “take the bait,” a common refrain among Portland’s leadership.
“What brought me out here was after 2020 and seeing what was done to our city by the publicity,” Jolley said. “I don’t want that to happen again.”
Protesters recover after tear gas is deployed at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025.
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One of the protesters there was Steve Hall, who said he served three years in U.S. Army intelligence.
“They (Guard troops) don’t belong here,” Hall said. “Our police force is adequate to take care of anything and everything, including the city and the county.”
Brittanee Carr of Milwaukie brought her 5-year-old daughter to the protest. She said she her family has been following the protests on TikTok the past few days.
“I want to show her you know that this is not OK, that you can stand up for what you believe in, and we can come out here and we can protest peacefully,” Carr said.
This story is developing and may be updated.
Crowds assemble at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025.
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