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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

© Samantha Swindler/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 27. President Trump announced earlier that day that he would send troops to Portland to handle what he described as a “War ravaged” city.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse

7 October 2025 at 20:43
Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.

© Mason Trinca for The New York Times

Federal agents in Portland in July 2020.
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