Posts published in October 2025

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Portland protests enter a new (inflated) era – A menagerie of costumed demonstrators and dance parties have drawn national attention to Portland amid protests over federal troops

OPB: ‘OPB Politics Now’: Portland’s ICE protest brings frogs, naked cyclists and right wing streamers

The Oregonian: Portland police deploy ‘informants’ within ICE protest crowds to aid in arrests, documents reveal

The Oregonian: Will Trump get a window to send troops to Portland as sides fight over restraining orders?

The Oregonian: Weapons of choice: Who is at Portland’s ICE building and what arms are they carrying?

The Oregonian: Portland defiance continues with council condemnation of Trump ‘overreach,’ creative ICE protests: Get caught up

The Oregonian: ICE accused of denying legal counsel to immigrants detained in Oregon

The Oregonian: Giraffe-costumed comedian detained by ICE during Portland protest raises over $112K for legal fees

KGW: Parent of Woodburn student detained by ICE, superintendent says – In a letter to families, Superintendent Juan Larios said that the parent was taken from their home in a targeted ICE operation

KGW: Oregon immigration groups sue federal agencies over access to detained residents – Innovation Law Lab filed a federal lawsuit challenging ICE and CBP practices that allegedly prevent detained Oregonians from accessing attorneys before transfers.

The Oregonian: City Council defies Trump with ‘Protect Portland Initiative’ against federal overreach

The Oregonian: Oregon judge extends restraining orders on troops in Portland; the power of costumes: Get caught up

The Oregonian: Band member accused of interfering with arrest of another during Portland ICE protest, feds allege

KOIN: ‘All frogs drink for free’: Lardo offers beer to inflatable protesters on Saturday

KOIN: ‘Ghostbusters’ clarinetist accused of kicking, biting federal officer at Portland ICE facility

KGW: Portland City Council passes two measures pushing back on ICE overreach – On Wednesday night, councilors cast a unanimous vote, both for the Protect Portland Initiative, and the codification of the Portland as a Sanctuary City

Oregon Capitol Chronicle: Federal judge extends order barring Trump from sending any National Guard troops to Portland – Judge Karin Immergut extended for two weeks orders blocking Guard deployment to Portland from any state while another court decides whether to overrule them

The Oregonian: Landlord challenges city finding that Portland ICE officials violated permit

The Oregonian: Judge extends orders blocking deployment of National Guard to Oregon

The Oregonian: Portland leaders aim to combat ‘aggressive federal overreach,’ bolster city’s sanctuary status

The Oregonian: Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): What we know — and don’t know — about troops in Portland – President Donald Trump’s administration could test an area of the law that has few precedents

OPB: Federal judge in Oregon extends temporary block on National Guard deployment to Portland – The order comes as city, state and federal officials wait for a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

OPB: Portland’s ICE building closed for 22 days this summer, but immigration arrests and detentions hardly slowed – Justice Department attorneys argue the facility was “inoperable.” Some public functions were halted. Bookings were not.

OPB: US House Speaker calls naked bike protest at Portland ICE facility ‘threatening… ugly’ – Rep. Mike Johnson is the latest national GOP leader to criticize the protesters in Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): ‘OPB Politics Now’ talks with Illinois, Texas reporters as President Trump’s push for military in US cities ramps up

The Oregonian: Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

The Oregonian: Federal agent pulls gun on car heading into the Portland ICE facility

The Oregonian: U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’

The Oregonian: Trump administration doling out access to select right-wing media personalities equates to propaganda, experts say

The Oregonian: Oregon seeks White House records in Trump National Guard deployment case

The Oregonian: Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says

The Oregonian: Pop star and actress has strong words for ICE and president during Portland show

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Portland cyclists strip naked in protest against National Guard deployment, ICE

OPB: Naked bike ride protest caps week of Portland demonstrations, more ahead

The Oregonian: Cyclists in the buff and in costume mix with wet weather at Portland ICE protest: Get caught up (PDF)

The Oregonian: Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment (PDF)

The Oregonian: Daily Show star spotted at Portland’s ‘emergency’ Naked Bike Ride Sunday (PDF)

KATU: Protesters rally against ICE and National Guard in Portland Sunday

KOIN: 24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland (24 hr of video linked from page)

CNN: Protest frogs vs. MAGA media influencers: the info war over ICE in Portland and Chicago

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Protests continue as Portlanders await court ruling on Trump’s deployment

The Oregonian: Editorial: Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland

The Oregonian: Letter from the Editor: Inside Portland’s ICE protests. Answering your questions

KOIN: Emergency naked bike ride protest to start in Northeast Portland at 2:30pm

KOIN: Two men arrested during ongoing protests outside Portland ICE building

KGW: Advocates, protesters carry out their missions outside ICE facility as Portland awaits appeals court decision on National Guard

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

OPB: City councilors look to administrative tweaks to ‘protect Portland’ from federal actions

OPB: ‘OPB Politics Now’: President Trump’s push for the military in US cities ramps up in courts, streets

The Oregonian: ‘Portland is Portlanding’: ICE protests shift tone as court weighs Trump’s troop deployment

The Oregonian: 3 Democratic govs podcast about Trump’s troop plans: ‘Hard to have a rational conversation with irrational people’

The Oregonian: ‘I’ve definitely had spicier tamales,’ says Portland ICE protest frog that got pepper sprayed by federal agents

The Oregonian: Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The Oregonian: ‘Hell hole’? ‘Burning’? ‘War-torn’? 11 Portlanders on what the city is really like

NBC News: Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a ‘war zone’ – Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration’s portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Full Transcript: 9th Circuit hears arguments over a restraining order blocking Trump’s troop deployment

OPB: US citizen to file suit after targeted ICE arrest in Portland

OPB: OPB’s First Look: Assessing the legality of Trump’s troop deployment

The Oregonian: Why Trump could still send troops to Portland, no matter what appeals court says

The Oregonian: Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

The Oregonian: Trump’s antifa roundtable made some wild claims about Portland. Here’s the truth about 7 of them

The Oregonian: Meet the former presidential appointee working across from Portland’s ICE building

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): 9th Circuit Court skeptical of order blocking Trump’s troop deployment to Portland

OPB: Many Oregon GOP lawmakers silent as Trump seeks National Guard deployment to Portland

OPB: Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility

OPB: ‘People kept showing up’: Clinton Street Theater celebrates 50 years of ‘Rocky Horror’

The Oregonian: Watch: Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon National Guard case

The Oregonian: Appeals court judges appear skeptical of Oregon judge’s order blocking troops in Portland

The Oregonian: Oregon National Guard troops can remain under Trump’s control but cannot deploy to Portland: appeals court

The Oregonian: Portland is ‘not a war zone’ but bears scars of 2020, Oregon’s only GOP member of Congress says

The Oregonian: What is the Insurrection Act and how could Trump invoke it in Portland?

The Oregonian: Portland vs. Chicago: Are the 2 cities heading down a parallel path on Trump troop plan?

The Oregonian: Federal officials made 4 asks over ICE security. Here’s how Portland’s mayor responded

The Oregonian: Portland leaders remove barrier around ICE facility despite federal demands: Get caught up

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Appeals court to decide ‘as quickly as possible’ on legality of Guard troops to Portland – Two Trump-appointed judges on the 9th Circuit Court of appeals seemed prepared to hand the president authority, while the third, a Clinton-appointee, had reservations

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon’s congressional Democrats press feds on treatment of immigrants, protestors at ICE facility

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek denounces president’s attempts to send National Guard to Portland

OPB: Oregon Military Museum shutters for several months as California National Guard troops arrive

OPB: Colleagues say Oregon judge who blocked Trump troop deployment is ‘well-respected’ and ‘has no fear’

OPB: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Portland for Tuesday visit

The Oregonian: Follow the flurry of court action in National Guard deployment to Portland: a timeline

The Oregonian: Feds grant ICE building access to conservative media, influencers, ignore local Portland press

The Oregonian: Trump retweet of Portland cop calming protesters feeds fed fight against city police

The Oregonian: Portland leaders seek dialogue, while Kristi Noem slams local electeds as ‘pansies’

The Oregonian: Kristi Noem came to Portland, and people protested with dogs, dancing: Get caught up