Weekly Updates

11/23/25

The Data

  • 81 detentions were reported to the hotline between 11/17 - 11/23


  • That brings the monthly reported detentions for November thus far to 304



The Trends

  • On 11/19, there was very high immigration enforcement activity in Lane County. 


  • There was also higher than normal ICE and BP presence in Clackamas county, in places like Milwaukie, Canby, and Oregon City on 11/20. 


  • On 11/22, a number of Oregonians were detained in Washington, in the Vancouver & Longview areas. 


  • Detentions were also reported throughout the week in Portland, McMinnville, Newberg, Gresham, Tigard, Beaverton, Cornelius, and Hillsboro. 


  • ICE & Border Patrol continue to racially profile and attempt to criminalize solidarity work. Four US Citizens were detained this past week - two were collateral immigration arrests and two were targeted for observing and filming ICE & BP.



Reminders

  • If you are in SW Washington, you can call LULAC’s hotline for support: 503-388-5356. In the rest of Washington state, call WAISN: 844-724-3737. 


  • Join the campaign to urge cities across Oregon to turn off their Flock cameras! We know that immigration enforcement agents are using surveillance technology, including databases and license plate readers and similar, to target our communities. Check out the work led by our partners at ACLU of Oregon (@aclu_org) and Latinos Unidos Siempre (@lusyouth) to take action.



Community Keeps Us Safe quote

“I got my first ice activation message this morning. I had just returned from them and was going to get my breakfast but instead I got back in my car and drove 10 minutes to the parking lot where the ice vehicle was…people just kept coming and showing up and finally the vehicle left….I’ll tell you, it was so heartwarming to see how many people just put down everything they were doing…We can do this! Together.”


Partner highlight of the week:

One of PIRC’s closest partners is the CLEAR Clinic, a legal organization that offers criminal record expungement, tenant advocacy, gender marker & name change services, and immigration legal defense. The CLEAR Clinic co-holds our ICE legal observer program, sends rapid response attorneys to the Portland ICE Office every week, and is a critical resource for community members who reach out to PIRC. If you need free legal support in any of the areas mentioned above, check them out at clear-clinic.org.


11/16/25

The Data

  • 96 detentions this 11/10-11/16 were reported to the PIRC hotline, and 


  • 219 detentions have been reported since November 1st


  • October detention heat map (please note this does not represent the full extent of detentions reported in October but rather where we had an approximate address reported)



Of note

  • One possible option to consider if you feel unsafe driving right now is getting a ride from someone you trust, or taking public transportation as it is available!


  • We have seen an increase in the number of suspected ICE activity near schools, causing fear and frustration for families, neighbors and staff alike. 


  • Many of these schools have parents and teachers organizing already; if this is something you are interested in supporting, please coordinate with your local school community and teachers, as there may be additional support that those communities would like your support with!



Partner highlight of the week

Did you know that you can access free food using the Oregon Food Bank’s FoodFinder website? It’s available in many languages and you can filter based on day/time, zipcode and more! Visit https://foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org/