Arrests decline in Portland ICE protests before Trump deployed troops

Protests outside Portland's ICE facility have slowed this summer

but that's not stopping President Donald Trump from deploying 200 federal troops to the city

Trump ordered troops to protect ICE facilities, saying he would use full force if necessary

The order comes at the request of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tasked to provide the troops

Oregon leaders pushed back, filing a lawsuit to block the deployment. Governor Tina Kotick, Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, all Democrats, also led a peaceful demonstration calling for local control and saying military intervention is not needed

I want to reach out to every one of you and let you know that Portland has a long and proud history of people protests

We bring tens of thousands to the streets. You are the voice of our future, of our nation

We must be that voice today. In June, federal prosecutors charged six people after clashes outside the South Portland ICE

office. Charges included assaulting officers, failing to obey lawful orders and creating

hazards on federal property. Since mid-June, 22 people have been charged in connection with

protests, according to the DOJ. Some have received probation and court orders bar all

defendants from the ICE facility and surrounding blocks. Portland's overall crime rate is down

this year compared with 2024. Homicides dropped more than 50 percent, while cases involving rape

dropped by 12 percent and robberies by 6 percent. Aggravated assaults remain steady. Read more right

now on the Straight Arrow News mobile app or on SAN.com. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey