Portland police arrest 3 after 'No Kings' Antifa anti-ICE riot

A protest outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon turned chaotic Saturday night, ending with three arrests after demonstrators damaged the building and threw rocks at officers, local authorities said.

Hundreds of people had gathered at the South Waterfront facility following a day of supposedly peaceful “No Kings” rallies protesting President Donald Trump. By early evening, tensions escalated as protesters repeatedly smashed the building’s rolling gate and occupied the driveway, video shows.

“Just after 10 pm, Portland police declared the gathering an illegal assembly and told people to go home or face arrests after officers said they had witnessed assault and criminal mischief,” the Portland Police Bureau said. Federal agents on the roof of the ICE building were seen deploying pepper balls as local officers tried to push the crowd back.

Portland police said 26-year-old Isiah Lee was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief and trespassing after climbing onto the facility’s lower roof to vandalize it around 9 m Two other arrests were made: 21-year-old Isaias Laguna on charges of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and trespass, and 37-year-old Robert Stoms, cited for criminal mischief.

Earlier in the evening, protesters set fire to both an American flag and a Nazi flag outside the facility. The crowd also threw “large rocks” at Portland police officers and Oregon State Police troopers as officers attempted to clear the street, according to the PPB.

The front gate of the ICE building had been temporarily repaired by federal agents after being damaged twice over the course of the evening. Officers used a sound truck to warn protesters not to breach the property and said they would use crowd-control measures if people remained in the street.

Saturday’s unrest followed a series of daytime demonstrations. Tens of thousands participated in marches downtown and in surrounding areas.

Portland police said that since last June, 89 people have been arrested during protests at the ICE facility. Last year, federal agents deployed tear gas during anti-ICE demonstrations in June and October after protests were declared riots.

The escalation comes after a recent appeals court decision reversed a ruling that had limited federal agents’ use of tear gas at the Portland facility, raising concerns among nearby residents about chemical munitions entering local buildings.

The Portland Police Bureau said targeted arrests would continue if criminal activity was observed onward.