The wait has now begun to see when and how a federal appeals court will rule on Oregon U.S. District Judge Karen J. Immergut’s temporary order barring the deployment of Oregon National Guard troops in Portland. The order remains in effect for now while the court deliberates. Here’s what we know. Some 9th Circuit judges seem skeptical of Oregon judge’s …
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(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Rev. David Black is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE that accuses agents of using “violent force” on peaceful protesters in Chicago. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed their lawsuit this week, accusing ICE of “escalating” violence against protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. Videos from a protest last month include …
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Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California’s national guard on the streets of Portland, Oregon, late on Sunday, the state’s Republican party welcomed the planned deployment in celebratory posts on social media. “President Trump on Sunday deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon after a judge ruled that the Oregon National Guard could …
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An elderly couple says they were charged and knocked down by federal agents as they peacefully protested on Saturday in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, just blocks from their home. Laurie Eckman, 84, said she and her husband Richard Eckman, also 84 and a Vietnam war veteran, were rushed by federal officers “for …
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About 400 people marched from a park in South Portland to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building to protest the possibility of National Guard troops being deployed in the city. Federal agents used chemical crowd control measures and arrested at least six people as the protesters reached the facility located in a residential neighborhood just two blocks away from …
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Gas is deployed at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025. Alejandro Figueroa / OPB 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 …
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An Incident Command Team was activated. The team, overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC), managed numerous resources that included Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs), Rapid Response Team (RRT), the Air Support Unit and PPB Sound Truck. Dialogue Liaison Officers, wearing white uniform shirts, act as liaisons to demonstrators, and their role is not enforcement. PPB does not engage in …
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Several protesters have been arrested or detained at a demonstration outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, where they demanded transparency and accountability from federal officials. While protesters have flocked to the facility for weeks to protest the Trump administration’s enhanced immigration enforcement, the scene outside Broadview looked markedly different Friday morning. On Beach Street, long concrete barriers were erected …
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(Composite by Hannah Yoest / Animation by Jamie Abraham / Media: GettyImages / Shutterstock) A MAGA MELTDOWN ensued this week when Grammy-winning, top-streaming, international superstar rapper Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, was announced as the halftime show headliner for Super Bowl LX. The arguments were the usual bland fare: He doesn’t sing in English, he’s un-American, …
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PPB was monitoring the protest during the evening and observed some protest participants engaging in fights. At about 8:09 p.m., PPB Dialogue Officers (DLOs) observed two men fighting near the ICE building driveway. The DLOs called in additional resources and officers were responding when the fight ended following one participant being knocked to the ground. He did not lose consciousness …
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