A violent protest that escalated into a riot outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland left four federal officers injured Saturday evening, as demonstrators launched fireworks, hurled rocks, and lobbed smoke grenades at federal law enforcement agents.
The unrest began late in the afternoon and intensified into chaos by early evening. Rioters reportedly broke a glass door, disturbed the peace, and threw objects. Despite the violence, the Portland Police Bureau did not assist ICE in securing the federal facility.
Federal law enforcement officers successfully regained control of the premises, though the confrontation left four ICE officers injured. According to the PPB, one federal officer was injured but did not require treatment, and the bureau facilitated access for medical support.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem issued a direct statement in response to the violence: “You will not stop us or slow us down. ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law. If you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
At 6:38 pm, the Portland Police declared the protest a riot. Three were arrested for attempted assault of a public safety officer, criminal mischief, and theft. Still, the police response remained limited, with officers focusing on isolated criminal acts rather than broader crowd dispersal.
The Portland Police say they are prohibited by state and local laws from participating in immigration enforcement activities. They have stretched that to mean they will not help protect federal officers under siege, if those officers are with ICE. Portland’s progressive policing reforms, such as the 2020 ban on tear gas by city police, likely influenced the department’s strategy during the riot.
The police described the riot in a press release that said, “During the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) facilitated a large-scale peaceful demonstration and march with tens of thousands of participants. Numerous resources were used for this event. As PPB members were pivoting toward its planned response to ongoing protests in the area of the ICE Building, located in the South Portland Neighborhood, they learned criminal activity was starting to occur.
“PPB’s resources were being put into place at this time. These resources included Dialogue Liaison Officers, Rapid Response Team, Mobile Field Forces, Sound Truck, Air Support Unit were managed by an Incident Command Team. At 5:49 p.m., PPB was informed that a federal officer had sustained an injury from the crowd. Portland Police announced to the crowd that a medical event had been reported from within the facility and to not interfere with police and medics in their response to render medical aid. Shortly after, PPB declared a riot due to ongoing criminal activity. At 8:11 p.m., officers made one arrest for Attempted Assault of a Public Safety Officer. As the situation stabilized, PPB learned the federal officer did not require medical treatment.
“Throughout the night, PPB observed criminal behavior which resulted in targeted arrests. Officers on bikes conducted visibility patrols in an attempt to deter crime but also recognized that at times their presence escalated the crowd. During those times, the decision was made to disengage but officers remained in the area to respond to any additional criminal activity.”
The police are on record saying they were intimidated by the crowd and so withdrew from the immediate area.
“A reminder that the Portland Police Bureau does not engage in immigration enforcement as outlined in PPB Directive 810.10, but are still responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing state laws,” the department reported late in the evening.
Funded by the public sector unions. Where were these people when the laws were written about illegal immigration? If you don’t like the laws, don’t blame the cops. Oddly enough, it is the members of the unions who are funding the violence.
Awful
As far as I’m concerned ALL Federal dollars should be cut off for the city of Portland….today
Amen to that! Immediately!👍
This is ludicrous. Federal officers should be deployed to arrest the Mayor and Council members responsible for these policies.
Thank GOD! It was not those super violent conservative religious types. Just imagine the carnage.
Yes! Thank GOD! BTW, which kind of super violent conservative religious type we talking here, BM? You referring to the kind that blow up pagers and perform metzitzah b’peh w/ their teeth (holy brit that’s rough… get your first oral at 8 days but it was from an old fat guy. And the teeth! Oy vey!), the kind that bomb Tel Aviv and chop off hands, or the kind that molest choir boys and then make reparations w/ parishioner tithes? You really should be more specific when you share these pearls of wisdom.
And did you ever tell us what part of WA you’re living at? I’m guessing you and Whidbey must be close except for the part about him not being a religious nutter. Too bad, you guys could be like same hood pen pals.
I believe it was Sam Adams that coined the phrase, “no king but King Jesus”. I suppose the rioting commie bolscheviks in Portland believe the “no kings” moniker lends their insurrectionist movement credibility, it does not. Turns out… our Founders came up with a concept of all power being vested in the People, accordingly we hold elections wherein the people decide upon the direction that “we the people” will travel. In November 2024 the people, (who are the Kings) decidedly chose a leader who PROMISED to follow the LAW put in place by “we the people” and rid our Nation of an oppressive invasion of Illegal Aliens.
Clearly these vomitous freaks rioting in Portland are insurrectionist. They are trying to overturn the will of the people and in fact are the very tyrants that they claim to despise. I say we the people need to wake the hell up and understand the inherent evil these punks represent and take the proper measures to preserve our precious liberties.
Thank God that we have the bill of rights, let us take full advantage of each of the amendments.
It’s Ore-gone
These people get paid to do this… My nephew knows people in Portland take funds to engage in this type of behavior. That is what you get when people are dumbed down by public education and drugs. American’s need to wake up and educate themselves on communist and Marxist strategies… There is dark money behind this…
This is what happens when you have LGBTQ, ANTIFA and wokism running the Blue cities. Trump needs to hire 80,000 more ICE officers.
It’s not that Portland Police are a bunch of wusses and sissies, it’s that the city leaders are all commies.
Are these pictures of the January 6 tours of the US Capitol? I can’t tell the difference.
Watch out for purple-haired Lutherans.
…..and red-headed stepchildren of angry Democrats who live in their parent’s basement at age 45.
Where is the FBI?
These protests are crewed by paid anarchists. Just as BLM and Antifa.
The organizers are conspiring and paying for serious violence and seditious acts, in an attempt of regime change. Assaulting federal officers are serious crimes.
Exactly what our permanent government does in other countries, world wide. Identify ethnic and/or social stress points, pay and import anarchists and create rebellions.
Yes malcontents and miscellaneous people add to the riots, but none of this is organic discontent. This is organized.
Trump obviously has no real executive power over the CIA, FBI, or the NGOs. If he did, the FBI would arrest the leadership, probably based in Washington, DC.
This is the same type of action which was instigated resulting in the Maidan coup in 2014.
Just open fire on them. Rubber bullets will ruin their day.
Paint balls FTW! You get to mark the DB for later identification, too. Win / win.
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Let Portland burn. They get exactly what they deserve. They voted for this.