Anti-ICE agitators SHUT DOWN Portland City Council meeting in Antifa-affiliated 'mini insurrection,' 4 arrested

Anti-ICE agitators physically disrupted a Portland City Council meeting on Wednesday, resulting in four arrests. City officials described the incident as a "mini insurrection" in which protesters engaged in extreme acts of intimidation against councilors as they demanded the city revoke the building permit for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland.

The disruption was organized on social media by the Antifa-affiliated group, "Revoke ICE Permit PDX." The meeting was shut down for 45 minutes while police officers removed demonstrators and apprehended unlawful subjects. City councilors, the majority of whom are progressive Democrats, were forced to flee the chambers to seek refuge.





Demonstrators barged into the council meeting around 6 pm, shouting phrases such as "Revoke the permit" and "Do your job, city council." Several minutes later, agitators breached the chambers and climbed over tables to physically confront council members sitting at the dias, video footage shows.

"Tonight was horrible at Portland City Council," council member Loretta Smith wrote on Facebook. "It was like a mini insurrection. These protesters were not peaceful. A lady jumped over the testifying table and screamed in my face. I don't feel safe at council meetings."

Portland Police said in a press release that at least 26 officers were mobilized to clear agitators from the council chambers and the lobby. "Most people left when contacted by police officers, but four people continued to refuse to leave and were arrested. Some even linked arms and pushed against officers," PPB said, adding that this group has previously engaged in similar unlawful demonstrations at city hall.

Police Chief Bob Day condemned the direct action, saying that it caused the bureau to pull significant resources to clear the demonstration, resulting in a negative impact on the rest of the city. "To safely resolve the situation, we had to pull officers from multiple precincts citywide. This meant that parts of Portland had limited police coverage, and our staffing was reduced to responding primarily to Priority 1 and Priority 2 emergency calls," said Chief Day, adding that PPB supports the community's right to protest, but must do so "lawfully."

Sgt. Aaron Schmautz, President of the Portland Police Association (PPA), said the protesters' unlawful actions "damage Portland's reputation, disrupt democratic processes, and silence the very community voices public meetings are meant to elevate." Additionally, he slammed elected officials for their repeated history of appearing to "encourage" unlawful protest action.

"We have been down this road before," said Schmautz in a press release. "Perhaps most troubling is that several elected officials appeared to legitimize or encourage this conduct...When aggressive disruptions are minimized as free speech instead of addressed for their real impact, the consequences are predictable: further erosion of civic dialogue and governance. It is past time for our city government to uphold the rights of all Portlanders and maintain safe, respectful, and effective public forums."
 

The following individuals were taken into custody, according to Portland Police: 

Susan Lynn Anglada Bartley, 47, of Portland, was arrested on charges including second-degree criminal trespass and second-degree disorderly conduct, court records show. Bartley, one of the main organizers of Wednesday's direct action, is an ex-Portland Public Schools teacher who is highly involved in leftist activism in the city, recently shifting her focus to anti-ICE demonstrations.

Bartley left Portland Public Schools after reaching a $300,000 settlement with the city in April 2025 on allegations that she was sexually harassed by some of her seventh-grade male students. 


Susan Anglada Bartley




Cole Bradley Dunahugh, 22, of Beaverton, was arrested on charges including two counts of second-degree criminal trespass, second-degree disorderly conduct, and interfering with a peace officer, records show.


Cole Dunahugh, left, and Susan Anglada Bartley, right


Video footage posted on social media shows Dunahugh leading a "Revoke the permit" chant with defendant Bartley outside of city hall before the demonstration moved inside. His arrest was later captured on video.

Henry Joshua Roloff, 26, of Beaverton, was apprehended on charges including second-degree criminal trespass and resisting arrest, court records show. He has been a frequent protester at the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue since last June.

Henry Roloff
 

Madison Nicole Del Santer, 25, of Beaverton, was arrested on second-degree criminal trespass, according to court records. 



Records show that all of the defendants have since been released from the Multnomah County Jail without bail.

The Portland City Council has taken a strong anti-ICE stance since President Donald Trump re-entered the White House in January 2025 and began widespread immigration deportation operations, as promised during his 2024 presidential campaign. Councilors have targeted the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue, issuing land-use agreement violation notices in an attempt to oust ICE from Portland, a position in line with the leftist activist class.

Despite city councilors' ongoing attempts to take action against ICE, leftist activists believe they have not done enough, as immigration enforcement operations continue in the self-declared sanctuary city.