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Portland mayor ordered removal of police tape near ICE facility, report notes

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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson ordered the removal of police tape near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility this week despite a call from the federal government to create a perimeter around the ICE site, according to a report on oregonlive.com.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the ICE facility on Tuesday and Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Dye noted that authorities cordoned off the immediate area for the occasion.

But the perimeter was removed on Wednesday, according to the report.

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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson speaks to the crowd at the Moda Center during the Portland Fire WNBA kickoff event on July 15, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. (Ali Gradisher/Getty Images)

According to the city of Portland, a letter to Day from U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford stated, in part, that “all federal officials should be able to come and go from the ICE office without harassment or obstruction” and that “Portland should establish a perimeter around the ICE office.” He specified that this “perimeter must be at least the same size as the perimeter that the state and local police set up today for the minister’s visit.”

The city also noted that in a letter to DHS General Counsel James Percival, Mayor Wilson noted in part, “I have requested that federal officers be able to enter and exit an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility unhindered. The Mayor and our local public safety professionals will continue to evaluate the situation on the ground, and will continue to make public order decisions based on what they believe will be in the best interest of Portland and our community.”

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US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem watches the scene of ongoing protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on October 7, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Louis Rolland/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon on Friday and the City of Portland to request comments from Bradford and Wilson, respectively.

Last month, President Donald Trump called for the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, but his plan faltered amid legal wrangling.

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“At the request of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide all forces necessary to protect war-torn Portland, and any of our besieged ICE facilities from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” he announced in a post on Truth Social in September. “I also authorize full force, if necessary.”

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2025-10-11 12:44:00

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