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Posts published in January 2026

News – January 11, 2026

The Oregonian: Police arrest 2 at Portland ICE protests Saturday

The Oregonian: Oregon Republicans criticize Democratic leaders’ response to Portland Border Patrol shooting

The Oregonian: Portland police reassign officer after video surfaces of comments on Minneapolis shooting

The Oregonian: ‘We have to show up’: Outraged Portlanders gather in the hundreds to protest Border Patrol shootings, immigration enforcement

The Oregonian: Oregon DOJ solicits tips on Portland Border Patrol shooting


News – January 10, 2026

The Oregonian: Outrage, quiet and loud, echoes across Portland as protests against Border Patrol shooting continue

The Oregonian: Two shot by Border Patrol in Portland had some ‘nexus’ to Venezuelan gang, police chief says

The Oregonian: Leaked 911 dispatch report appears to link woman shot by feds to escort sites

The Oregonian: What we know so far about the Border Patrol shooting in Portland as of Friday

The Oregonian: ‘It has to stop:’ Immigrant advocates react to Border Patrol shooting in Portland

The Oregonian: Editorial: A tense moment calls for Oregonians’ best

The Oregonian: Details emerge on people shot by Border Patrol in Portland

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): More protests to be held this weekend in Portland after Border Patrol shot 2 people – The demonstrations come after a man and a woman were shot and injured Thursday by Border Patrol in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood

OPB: Defense attorney disputes police narrative in Portland Border Patrol shooting – The Department of Homeland Security identified the individuals shot as Venezuelan gang members. The federal defender first told OPB that the allegations are “a well-worn playbook.”

OPB: DHS identifies people shot by Border Patrol in Portland; 6 arrested in protests after shooting

KGW: Protesters return to Portland ICE building the day after Border Patrol shooting; at least 1 arrested – Throughout Friday, a small crowd kept vigil outside the ICE facility. By evening, numbers were beginning to grow — setting up the potential for another active night

News – January 9, 2026

The Oregonian: Homeland Security IDs 2 people shot by Border Patrol in Portland

The Oregonian: Feds say shooting in Portland by Border Patrol was self-defense; witness describes agents cornering truck

The Oregonian: 2 shot by Border Patrol in Portland, sparking outcry from state and local leaders

The Oregonian: Protest Frog, 5 others arrested near ICE building after Border Patrol shoots 2 people in SE Portland

The Oregonian: Oregon DOJ will investigate Border Patrol shooting in Portland

The Oregonian: Protesters condemn Border Patrol shooting in Portland; arrests made outside ICE building

The Oregonian: What we know so far about the Border Patrol shooting in Portland

KGW: DHS releases identities of 2 people shot by Border Patrol in East Portland during ‘targeted traffic stop’

KGW: Oregon attorney general says his office will investigate Border Patrol’s shooting of 2 in Portland

KGW: Police arrest 6 people at Portland ICE facility protest

KGW: Oregon political leaders react after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in Portland – Portland’s mayor, multiple city councilors and members of Oregon’s congressional delegation condemned the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies

KGW: Demonstrators gather at Portland ICE facility after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 people

News – January 8, 2026

The Oregonian: ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says

The Oregonian: Police make arrest at Portland ICE protest on Wednesday that followed Minneapolis killing

The Oregonian: 2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded a man and a woman Thursday afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot near Adventist Medical Center in Southeast Portland, authorities and witnesses said.

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland, police say – Two people were shot and wounded Thursday by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in East Portland, according to federal and local law enforcement. A male and a female have been transported to local hospitals.

OPB: ‘Portland stands with you’: Mayor Keith Wilson condemns Minneapolis ICE shooting – At demonstrations in Portland and Eugene Wednesday, attendees expressed “outrage” over the killing and the Trump administration’s response.

OPB: ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns – Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz said three people were detained in his district after ICE agents posed as utility workers

KGW: Border Patrol agents shot 2 people in East Portland during ‘targeted traffic stop,’ DHS says – In a statement, Mayor Keith Wilson called for a halt on ICE operations in Portland, asking Portlanders to show up with “calm and purpose” after the shooting

KOIN: 2 people shot by federal agents in East Portland

KATU: US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say

News – January 7, 2026

The Oregonian: Judge grills feds over timing of investigation into Portland police handling of ICE protests – The U.S. Justice Department is seeking documents and Portland police body camera footage stemming from the Oct. 2, 2025, police arrest of Nick Sortor, during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland. The district attorney’s office later dropped the charge.

The Oregonian: Trump warns Portland, ‘We’ll go back in when the crime starts,’ as National Guard demobilizes

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Attorneys for US DOJ, Portland clash over police records related to ICE protests – Since 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice has helped Portland police rewrite some of its policies surrounding treatment of people experiencing behavioral health crises. Does that entitle it to recent police records?

News – January 6, 2026

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Last Oregon Guard troops mobilized by Trump allowed to go home

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Hundreds of federalized National Guard members demobilized in Oregon, Illinois and California – Hundreds of National Guard troops are being returned from federal service to their respective states, U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday.

The Oregonian: Remaining 100 active Oregon National Guard troops will be sent home, but first they must travel out of state

KGW: Oregon National Guard troops officially ordered to demobilize, Kotek says – Trump announced last week that he was dropping his push to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, but Kotek said she received no immediate word about a timeline

KGW: Updated timeline of dispute over National Guard deployment

KOIN: Oregon National Guard troops going home after months in appeals court ‘limbo’

KATU: Oregon National Guard troops begin demobilization after federal Title 10 deployment

The Oregonian: Oregon lawmakers, in move against Trump, aim to empower residents to sue federal agents

News – January 5, 2026

The Oregonian: Judge to hear Portland’s challenge to Justice Department’s demand for protest footage – The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the Police Bureau applied its policies uniformly without regard to political views in its handling of protests outside Portland’s ICE facility, according to court records.

News – January 4, 2026

Fox News: Oregon residents sue Homeland Security after tear gas used on anti-ICE protesters – Plaintiffs claims officers deployed CS gas ‘repeatedly when faced with no violence from protesters or imminent risk of harm’