Damage details: During protests in June 2025, protestors broke glass doors at the ICE facility. Other incidents included flammable material being placed against the building and a lit flare being used. One man was indicted for allegedly causing over $1,000 in damage to security cameras.
Impact: The incidents led to the facility being forced to close for nearly a month (from June 13 to July 7).
Law enforcement response: Federal agents have responded with pepper balls and rubber bullets during the demonstrations. The city of Portland police have made arrests, and a federal grand jury has indicted at least one man for damaging government property.
Many more arrests have taken place this October.
The above info was copied from a page on the internet.
Do you think it is OK to damage property? What should happen to people who violate the law and damage property and buildings? What should happen to persons who block streets so that people going and coming home from work cannot get through? How about protesting from 10 pm to about 3 am in the morning sleep depriving persons who live in the area and have to go to work everyday? All these things are against the law -public nuisance and noise violations – but should be ignored? Sen Ron Wyden who is an Oregon senator even though he doesn’t live here, which is against law -says nothing is happening here – crickets – over reaction from the feds!
There is plenty to see if you watch the up-to-date videos on the internet. Portland used to be a wonderful city – I have lived in Portland from the time I was 13 and then retired here at the coast. I went to Portland State college and spent a lot of time in the park blocks downtown.
There was hardly any crime and no homeless people.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS ONCE BEAUTIFUL CITY,
AND WHY?