“Portland has not requested and does not require the intervention of the National Guard,” Wilson said in the statement. He noted that National Guard members and U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles under the order of helping ICE and protest management have only inflamed tensions in that city.

In a statement responding to Saturday protests, Mayor Keith Wilson pledged that Portland police will uphold the law in the city, but will “not be used as agents of ICE.”

Several hundred protesters gathered outside the ICE facility Saturday afternoon and evening. Portland police declared it a riot.

Oregon and California lawmakers spoke out against recent ICE raids Monday after two vineyard workers were targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs officers in Newberg.

Oregon's psilocybin centers face low usage despite FDA praise. High costs and taxes deter users from this groundbreaking depression therapy.

JinJu was one of two Oregon-based finalists to win James Beard Awards at Monday’s ceremony in Chicago, joined by Antica Terra ’s Timothy Wastell for the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category. A total of six Oregon nominees made it to the finals, including four from Portland.

The Pacific Northwest prepares for the seasonal change from spring to summer with snow taking aim at Oregon’s higher elevations.

Tens of thousands of Portlanders marched across the Willamette River this afternoon in a show of numbers aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and mocking his birthday celebration.