Weekly Update for July 31, 2026

15 verified detentions reported to the PIRC hotline July 24 - July 31

Counties in Oregon where detentions occurred: Multnomah, Clackamas, Jackson, Marion, and Washington, as well as Clark County in Washington

69 verified detentions reported July 1- July 31. Note: as always, these data are likely an undercount of total ICE detentions as not every detention statewide is reported and verified.

While detentions are down ~18% from June, July had the 3rd-highest number of reported detentions to PIRC in 2026: June, 84; January, 79 (tail end of DHS/ICE Operation Black Rose); July, 69.

1 in 7 reported ICE detentions verified by PIRC in July occurred in Clackamas County

A high percentage of verified ICE detentions in Jackson County in June and July are occurring on weekends

7 detentions, over 10% of the month's total, occurred after interactions with local law enforcement

9 detentions occurred at the Macadam ICE check-in facility in S Portland

The other detentions occurred while people went about their daily lives and activities, and were snatched from vehicles, business parking lots, and outside homes.

We are noticing a troubling trend that we are still working to understand. 17% of detentions reported this month were Venezuelan, the majority of whom were working delivery jobs when detained (in April-June Venezuelans made up 7.4% of detentions); At least half of the detentions of Venezuelans occurred at a Walmart across the state.

What is unclear is whether it is these individuals' nationality, employment as delivery drivers, or presence at a Walmart, or a combination of the three, that made them a target. We will continue to update as our understanding of this trend becomes more clear.

In the meantime, we encourage extreme caution if you are a delivery driver.

We also encourage our community to consider not shopping at Walmart!

If you have any information related to this trend, please email us at info@pircoregon.org

In early July, ICE announced it was intentionally trying to detain more neighbors across the US

After ICE officers killed Lorenzo Salgado (July 7) and Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero (July 13), the average number of detentions in Oregon verified by PIRC went down from 3 per day (4 weeks leading up to July 13), to 2 per day after July 13th. In contrast, over the 3-month span from February-April, Oregon averaged 0.57 ICE detentions reported to PIRC per day.

In July 2026, PIRC verified that ICE detained people in at least 16 different Oregon counties, and 22% of arrests were in Multnomah County. From April-June PIRC verified that ICE detained people in a total of 17 different Oregon counties, with 33% of detentions in Multnomah County.

A reminder: ICE arrests in Oregon have nothing to do with public safety, or local public support, but are about arbitrary and unlawful quotas and orders coming from a DC billionaire

Thanks to everyday Oregonians, PIRC can report that 6 people who were detained around the state by ICE in July were ordered released on the same day. This is only possible because of our incredible, statewide community Rapid Response. Everything came together in these situations:

Fast-acting community members like YOU who saw a possible detention, recorded it, and/or contacted PIRC and our partners with the critical biographical information needed to initiate Rapid Response

Our amazing legal partners across the state who were able to use information from the public to immediately file a motion with a Federal Judge. When the Judge can see the injustices inherent in these arrests, the Judge immediately orders ICE to release our neighbor

After release, a web of partners, organizations, volunteers, and family members helped get these previously-detained individuals back home to their families so they can continue to live their lives. Upon release, they have to continue fighting their immigration case.

All of this community response means less time away from a person's loved ones, less trauma for their families, less wages lost, and greater stability for our local communities.

This works because of you: your eyes, ears, recordings and quick calls to the PIRC hotline are making a difference in lives in Oregon. And we are so grateful to be in this with you!