I got behind on posting when I was on a long business trip, but kept collecting links, and now Portland Protest News is now current again. The media coverage of protests at the ICE building in Portland has slacked off (last protest on local news media was for Veterans Day, over two weeks ago). It is possible that protests are on-going, but not getting coverage, or that protests have slacked off (this occurred in 2020 when the weather change to the regular cold/rainy fall started). The current state of the court review is that a local district judge banned National Guard deployment in Portland, but this is now under review with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

ICE has definitely increased its activity within the state of Oregon. The media focus has shifted to mass arrests by ICE, arrests of US citizens, cities passing “state of emergency” proclamations, and federal contractor moves indicating ICE interest in creating a detention center in Newport, Oregon. Portland Protest News will continue to cover the activities of ICE, and further court activity.