ICE Faces Ongoing Protests in Portland as Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment

‘Rioters have been charged with arson and assaulting police officers … this isn’t a peaceful protest that’s under control,’ a White House spokeswoman said.
ICE Faces Ongoing Protests in Portland as Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment
Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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PORTLAND, Ore.—Hundreds of protesters lined the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices Friday evening, chanting anti-ICE slogans and shouting threats as federal agents watched from behind a metal gate.

“That overhang would be great to hang you all,” a woman clad in black said through a loudspeaker, while pointing her finger at the building. “We could fit twelve of you on each side … now that would be efficient.

John Fredricks
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John Fredricks is a California-based journalist for The Epoch Times. His reportage and photojournalism features have been published in a variety of award-winning publications around the world.