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Portland Police describe layered, dialogue‑led approach to protests outside ICE facility

Oregon State Senate Interim Committee on Veterans and World Affairs · November 18, 2025
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Assistant Chief Craig Dobson told the committee PPB used a layered approach—dialogue officers, bicycle officers and a public order team—to manage protests at an ICE facility; arrests and high‑visibility response occurred in June, but current activity is smaller and largely non‑criminal, he said.

Assistant Chief Craig Dobson and Commander Franz Schaining of the Portland Police Bureau briefed the Senate committee on protest activity and law enforcement resource impacts at and near the ICE facility at 4310 South McAdam.

Dobson said protests increased beginning in June, peaked with criminal activity around June 12, and prompted activation of a…

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