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News – November 16, 2025

The Oregonian: Trump team files emergency motion to keep Oregon National Guard under federal control

The Oregonian: California National Guard troops will leave Oregon, officials say

Oregon Public Broadcasting: 100 Oregon troops remain under Trump’s control as California National Guard return home

KATU: Federal judge finds ICE’s license plate checks led to unlawful arrest in Beaverton case

KATU: Trump administration appeals ruling blocking Oregon National Guard deployment to Portland

News – November 15, 2025

The Oregonian: An Oregon senator urged ICE protesters not to take Trump’s bait. It’s worked, so far

The Oregonian: Oregon lawyers seek class action status in attorney access case for ICE detainees

News – November 14, 2025

The Oregonian: ‘I was living day by day:’ Portland woman reunites with children after 4 months in immigration detention

The Oregonian: Feds file notice to appeal injunction barring deployment of National Guard to Oregon

The Oregonian: Video shows armed immigration agents surround Oregon high schoolers at coffee shop

The Oregonian: ‘Riots raging’: The misleading story Fox News told about Portland before Trump’s call for troops

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Trump administration appeals judge’s ruling barring troop deployment in Portland

OPB: OPB’s First Look: ICE activity spikes in Oregon

OPB: ‘Detain first and ask questions later’: Oregon ICE arrests shot up in October – Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition reported 329 arrests in Oregon last month

KGW: Trump appeals judge’s order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland

KGW: City of Woodburn turns off Flock surveillance cameras amid immigration enforcement concerns

KOIN: Oregon lawmakers join call to block ICE from accessing DMV data

KOIN: Trump appeals Oregon judge’s permanent block on deploying troops from other states

KATU: Trump administration appeals court ruling blocking troop deployment to Portland

News – November 13, 2025

The Oregonian: ICE’s random license plate checks in Oregon lead to unlawful detention, judge says

The Oregonian: Man sentenced to 1 year probation for attempting to barricade door of Portland ICE building

The Oregonian: ‘We are going to fight’: Newport among sites mulled for ICE facility, city says

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): ‘OPB Politics Now’: Newport fights potential ICE facility, plus Trump’s National Guard legal defeat

OPB: Portland Police Bureau is using Dialogue Liaison Officers to help de-escalate at ICE protests

OPB: Newport residents, leaders denounce possible ICE detention facility – At a city council meeting Wednesday, Newport residents also voiced their concerns about the relocation of the U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter ahead of Oregon crabbing season

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility – It remains to be seen how the withdrawal impacts the federal government’s suspected plans to establish an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Oregon 

KGW: Newport officials, residents raise alarm over potential ICE facility during town hall

KOIN: ‘Where’s the action?’: Woodburn pauses Flock camera usage due to concerns over ICE raids

KATU: Tears, frustration & fear from 800+ attending Newport meeting on potential ICE facility

KATU: Company withdraws letter of intent for Newport project; potential ICE facility in doubt

News – November 12, 2025

The Oregonian: Is a secret ICE detention facility in the works for Newport? Clues reveal scope of Oregon coast federal project

The Oregonian: 15 videos show how Portland protesters countered Trump’s rhetoric with whimsy and humor

The Oregonian: Veterans rally near Portland ICE facility to decry deportations, ‘authoritarianism’

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): A federal contractor is looking to hire ICE detention officers in Newport – It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a major new facility on the Oregon Coast.

KGW: Hillsboro grandfather detained by ICE, shares story after release: ‘They had the power to let me go, and still they arrested me’ – Victor Cruz, held in ICE detention for nearly a month, was released on bond Friday, Nov. 7, following a federal judge’s order.

KGW: ICE detains at least 24 people in Salem within a single day, advocates say

KOIN: ‘The community is really shaken’: ICE arrests 24 in Salem in one day, immigration advocates say

KOIN: Newport residents speak out against potential ICE facility

KOIN: ‘Mounting evidence’: State lawmaker demands transparency on potential Newport ICE detention facility

KOIN: ‘Necessary to protect the public’: Forest Grove declares emergency in response to ICE presence – Washington County previously passed a declaration that authorizes spending up to $200,000 for “immigration-related resources.”

KATU: Lawmaker urges Coast Guard to remain at Newport airport, facing possible ICE facility plan

KATU: Veterans lead protest and march at Portland ICE facility, honoring detainees with flowers

News – November 11, 2025

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Inquiry from defense contractor spurred concern about ICE facility on Oregon Coast – A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December.

OPB: ICE detains people in Seaside area over weekend

The Oregonian: Farmworkers among 16 immigrants arrested by ICE in latest Oregon sweep

KOIN: Hillsboro grandfather returns to family after 3 weeks in ICE detention

News – November 10, 2025

The Oregonian: Federal judge rejected claims that Oregon sanctuary law hampered police outside ICE facility

The Oregonian: Neon-clad protesters stage ’80s aerobics demonstration outside Portland ICE facility

The Oregonian: Meet the streamers shaping Portland’s ICE protest narrative: Get caught up

News – November 9, 2025

The Oregonian: Livestreamers are filming — and sometimes creating — conflict at Portland ICE protests for clicks and cash

The Oregonian: ‘A failure of government’: Rep. Dexter talks immigration, the shutdown and more at Portland town hall

The Oregonian: Portland ICE protests lively but peaceful after judge’s National Guard order: Get caught up

News – November 8, 2025

The Oregonian: Oregon man released after being wrongfully detained by ICE for weeks, congresswoman says

The Oregonian: ‘Exceeded his authority’: Judge issues injunction blocking Trump from sending National Guard to Oregon

The Oregonian: ‘I shouldn’t be scared,’ says Hillsboro teen whose emotional testimony on ICE enforcement went viral

The Oregonian: Judge bars Trump from sending troops to Oregon as small group continues to protest at ICE facility: Get caught up

News – November 7, 2025

The Oregonian: ICE agents detained the wrong people in Oregon, then stranded one in Mississippi

The Oregonian: Portland schools heighten security due to immigration enforcement activity

The Oregonian: Lawyers claim local jails violating Oregon sanctuary law with ICE detentions

The Oregonian: ICE arrests make headlines as Portland anticipates judge’s decision on Guard deployment: Get caught up

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland – In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”