PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event this past week at the White House, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by "antifa thugs" and that it is essentially a war zone.
Protesters yell at officers as they walk back to the gates after they created a path for vehicles to exit the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 10.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, third from water at left, is seen on Oct. 9 in Portland, Ore.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detain a man outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs building during a protest in Portland, Ore., June 14.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, at top left, is seen on Oct. 9 in Portland, Ore.
People pause to look out at the Willamette River as they walk along Waterfront Park Trail on Oct. 9 in Portland, Ore.
Photos: Cities around the US see immigration protests
Federal officers hold down a protestor in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A gas canister erupts on the street in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protestors stand and chant in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protestors create a line to maintain distance between ICE officers and protestors in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A person stands by a sign that reads "Guard: Go Home!" while they protest outside the federal courthouse on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Portland, Ore., as a federal court hearing on Oregon's bid to temporarily block President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Portland is held inside. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A protester stands off against police and federal officers at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Protesters gather at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Protesters carrying flags and signs stand outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Law enforcement officers arrest a protester near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Portland police officers talk to a man near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Security officers deploy near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
People demonstrate above Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, against the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Rachael Spriggs, accompanied by Sandra Pita, left, and Tikeila Rucker, center, addresses protestors gathered for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
People march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to march against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Joe Calhoun, who marched with the Memphis Sanitation Strike as an 18-year-old, joins community activists to march against the National Guard being sent to Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
A protester yells at police and federal officers during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A protester stands draped in an American flag watches as law enforcement officers try to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Law enforcement officers arrest a protester during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Police and federal officers throw gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Police and Federal officers stand guard an area by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
