Portland mayor, Police Bureau cite rapid change in conditions but on-the-ground observations suggest confrontations weren’t so new.

From collecting food and donations to offering free meals, Portland businesses are stepping up to support neighbors affected by the loss of SNAP benefits.

At least eleven people arrested at left-wing protests in Portland, Oregon, throughout 2025 faced prior charges for various crimes in

The admission comes as the White House faces a series of legal challenges in its efforts to deploy guard troops in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago, Democratic-led cities where it has intensified immigration enforcement and crowd control tactics by federal agents.

As Portland anticipated a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for the 9th Circuit Court’s judges to decide whether to reconsider federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to the city, a festive mood returned Monday outside the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that has been at the center of protests since June.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter and other Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation called on ICE to release Jackie Merlos.