Portland Mayor Keith Wilson speaks to the crowd at the Moda Center during the Portland Fire WNBA Launch Party on July 15, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)
According to the City of Portland, a message to Day from U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford stated, in part, that "all federal officers must be able to come and go from the ICE office without harassment or hindrance" and that "Portland must create a perimeter around the ICE office." He specified that this "perimeter must be at least as large as the perimeter state and local police set up today for the Secretary's visit."
The city also indicated that in a message to General Counsel for DHS James Percival, Mayor Wilson noted, in part, "You have requested that federal officers be able to ingress and egress from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility without hindrance. The Mayor and our local public safety professionals will continue to evaluate the situation on the ground, and they will continue to make public order decisions based on what they believe will be in the best interest of Portland and our community."
NOEM: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOUBLING DOWN WITH NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES IN CHICAGO, PORTLAND
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem observes the scene of ongoing protests at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Oct. 7, 2025 in Portland, Ore. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon on Friday and to the City of Portland to request comments from Bradford and Wilson, respectively.
Last month, President Donald Trump called for deploying National Guard troops into Portland, but his plan has been stymied amid legal wranglings.
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"At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary," he declared in a September Truth Social post.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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