The ICE facility has been the site of ongoing months-long protests, many of which have escalated into serious acts of violence.
On Thursday, the sanctuary city of Portland issued a land use violation notice to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility located on the southwest waterfront, which has been the site of ongoing, months-long protests, many of which have escalated into serious acts of violence.
The notice accuses the agency of violating its permit agreement by repeatedly holding noncitizen detainees for longer than permitted. A 2011 land use permit bars ICE from keeping illegal aliens overnight or for more than 12 hours at the Macadam Avenue facility.
The decision to file the notice was based on a report by the Deportation Data Project, a Portland-based progressive nonprofit, that alleged the facility held detainees for longer than permitted at least 25 times between October 1, 2024, and July 27, 2025. The data was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
A second notice is set to be filed regarding boarded-up windows at the facility, which is separate from the land use. The windows have been boarded due to rioters attempting to breach the facility several times since June 7, when the 24-hour anti-ICE Antifa occupation began.
"US Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times," Democrat Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement to Fox News. "I am proud of our team for conducting a thorough, thoughtful investigation and referring the matter to the next stops in the land use violation process."
According to land use permitting requirements, a landowner or operator has 30 days after receiving a notice of violation to fix the problem. If there is substantial evidence of a breach, a fine may be given. The city may also request a "reconsideration" of a land use decision by arranging a hearing at least 60 days following the notice.
The ICE facility, which is graffitied with vile slogans calling for the death of ICE agents, has been a flashpoint for President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown, where protesters have targeted federal agents and infrastructure nightly since early June.
More than 27 individuals, many of whom are involved with Antifa networks, have been federally charged by Trump's Department of Justice for crimes committed during demonstrations. The charges include assault on federal officers, arson, depredation of government property, and disobeying lawful orders, among others.
More than 100 citations have also been given to protesters, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources. Portland Police officers have also arrested over 20 individuals for protest-related crimes committed on public property, according to records.
Protesters appeared to be emboldened by an August court ruling that decided Portland Police do not have to respond to the area. Multnomah County Judge Ellen Rosenblum, the state's former Democratic Attorney General, ruled that police are not required to enforce noise ordinances against demonstrators outside the ICE facility, rejecting a writ of mandamus lawsuit filed by a local resident who had asked the state to quell the ongoing nightly noise disturbances stemming from the occupation.
The occupation captured attention from the Trump administration, with the president threatening earlier this month to deploy the National Guard to the city. Border Czar Tom Homan also paid a visit to Portland, where he vowed to increase immigration enforcement operations in the city, as a result of the protests and Portland's sanctuary status.
Under the city's sanctuary policy, police officers are prohibited from assisting the federal government with immigration enforcement. Additionally, the state of Oregon's sanctuary promise law mirrors the city's sanctuary statute.
After the president threatened to deploy the National Guard, Mayor Wilson doubled down on the city's sanctuary law, saying, "You can rest assured we won't be engaging with or working with ICE in any circumstances."
The Post Millennial reached out to ICE for comment.
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