Portland Police Chief Says City Can Manage ICE Protests Without National Guard
(Portland, OR) -- Police Chief Bob Day says Portland officers are capable of handling ongoing demonstrations outside the city's ICE facility without National Guard assistance. His comments came after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying Guard troops from any state, ruling that attempts to do so violated earlier court orders. Day said local police, in coordination with federal partners, have maintained control of the protests, which he described as confined to a single block in South Waterfront. He acknowledged isolated assaults but said overall activity only escalated after national attention grew.



