Federal immigration arrests soared across the Pacific Northwest last year, nearly reaching historic levels, according to new data released Wednesday by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.

As ICE detention expands, facility-level scrutiny becomes more urgent. Some sites hold hundreds briefly. Others hold thousands for months. DetentionReports.com now shows where each facility fits in the national system and who holds the contracts. austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

“At 237 facilities, the network has roughly doubled in size since the start of the Trump administration. The geography of ICE’s national detention network has expanded dramatically alongside a nearly $50 billion influx of funding from Congress late last year.”

I really appreciate the solidarity I'm seeing from local small businesses in the Portland area today. Many are unable to close for the day but are donating 25% of their proceeds to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC). Does anyone have a list going?

A little girl can’t go to the park with her parents. A mother trembles while taking out the trash. A father peeks through the blinds to see if anyone is watching. Years earlier, this family faced persecution in Venezuela, but now they’re living in terror in the United States.

This is a family we have previously been in touch with. We are currently supporting their broader community & friends left behind here in Oregon. They’ve asked us to share this GoFundMe on behalf of Darianny, Yohendry, and Diana - please share widely! www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-huma...

A Portland family we know was recently snatched off the streets and detained here, for no known reason. These sites have always been, and will continue to be, inhumane and violent. This reign of terror and torture must end. ICE and all prisons/detention centers must be abolished.

“Four migrants died while in custody of U.S. immigration authorities over the first 10 days of 2026, according to government press releases, a loss of life that followed record detention deaths last year under President Donald Trump.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

At the Jan. 13 Community & Public Safety Committee meeting, we'll present and hold a hearing on my “Right to Know Who’s Policing” ordinance to unmask, identify & verify all law enforcement. Learn more about the ordinance and sign up to submit written testimony: www.portland.gov/council/dist...

Worth noting that people’s “gang affiliation” is often that they are in danger for trying to leave them.

Survivors of the Portland CBP shooting and their loved ones now face a smear campaign by the federal government. With information public, we can share we are in touch with their local relatives and many others impacted - folks are shocked and afraid. This terror and violence must end now.

Portland, OR - vigil tomorrow to grieve and rage, 4pm at Schrunk plaza. We know that nobody in PDX, across the us, and around the world should be assaulted or killed by ICE, border Patrol, or other parts of the us death machine. Join us

Sign up for PIRC's 2026 Migra Watch Trainings here! linktr.ee/pirc_pdx

No War for Oil! US out of Venezuela! Rally today SW 10th and Burnside 3:30 pm

No war with Venezuela. Stop the attacks on civilians, invasion of another country, and the demonization of Venezuelans in Venezuela and in the US. Fuck this.

FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years. It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.

A gift that keeps giving in warmth, fashion, and sharing the Pirc hotline for immigration rapid response in Oregon far and wide!

Folks in Multnomah County- Sign up to share how folks impacted by ICE in MultCo need more than just words- eviction moratorium, rent assistance, bans on surveillance technology like Flock- material and legal support against ICE violence

🚨 ICE is active across Oregon. Families were torn apart in Eugene, Springfield & Cottage Grove. Three Portland schools went into lockdown as ICE circled campuses. Protect your family: 📘 Toolkits → oregonforall.us/resources ⚖️ Free legal help → 1-888-274-7292 📢 Report ICE → 1-888-622-1510

This is wild- shelter beds (for adults) empty while families are waiting 6-9+ months for shelter space. Yet more family shelter, let alone trauma informed and secure family shelter, is not a meaningful part of the city's shelter bed spree 🤔

"We are increasingly seeing the devastating results of this mass deportation effort, which is children raising children," said Heather Yountz, senior immigration attorney at Mass Law Reform Institute. "What do the children do when their mom disappears?" #FamiliesBelongTogether

Want to learn how to recognize, report, and record ICE activity in your community? Join PIRC for upcoming MigraWatch training! You will learn how to respond to ICE sightings and get added to the PIRC hotline system. RSVP at the tinyurl links to register!

Another community member snatched off the street, another family torn apart, another woman attempting to navigate single parenting a young child and loss of the family's breadwinner. Please donate to support Betania, Yonnathan, and their toddler while Yonnathan is detained. gofund.me/766907bd0

This generational trauma ICE is inflicting will reverberate for longer than we realize, in ways we can only begin to imagine.

This Portland family is reeling from the violence of ICE detention. Maria, Andru, and their young daughters were able to start their lives in Oregon over a year ago, but with Andru arbitrarily detained last week their safety and stability is at risk. Please share & donate: tinyurl.com/SupportAndru

While PDX warzone claims are absurd, the response does feel like it masks both profound scarcity & violence of poverty here (family shelter wait-list has 100s of fams waiting months to sleep inside) &the destruction of other communities through war&extraction to create relative US wealth and peace.

Trump announced that he’s directing federal troops to Portland. Portlanders look after each other, and that’s how we’re going to overcome these threats.🧵 ✅Report suspected federal agent sightings to PIRC’s hotline (1-888-622-1510) instead of spreading rumors on social media.

I actually don’t think we should victim blame protestors for what the feds are going to do. We’ve seen them do it to perfectly peaceful protestors. People need to be wise, use discretion, and center those most impacted, and I truly detest this rhetoric.

Via PIRC: As many of you may have heard by now, tonight, Mayor Wilson and City of Portland officials held a press conference about that an unknown number of federal agents recently arrived in Portland today, September 26. (1/8)

We are currently in touch with 3 families sleeping on the street in Multnomah county- seeking shelter every day waitlists are 6-12 months long. This is a critical investment & will only chip away at the need. We must commit to ending childhood unsheltered homelessness, housing for all!

via PIRC/DDC: 🚨URGENT -Action Requested🚨 North Portland father Rafael Arriola Caballero is being threatened with expedited deportation THIS MORNING. PLEASE CALL ELECTEDS IMMEDIATELY TO DEMAND THAT THIS MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DUE PROCESS & STOP THE DEPORTATION.

New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard Makes ICE Arrest Data Accessible to More People New dashboard makes Deportation Data Project data accessible through interactive visualizations, bridging the gap between complex datasets and public understanding. austinkocher.substack.com/p/new-immigr...

If you see ICE (or think you do!) anywhere in Oregon call PIRC 1-888-622-1510 - Comment on social media posts and reply to texts claiming ICE presence to have an eye witness call PIRC as soon as possible. -please post PIRC fliers and create more translations: tinyurl.com/PIRC25

September 16th- one person was detained this morning by ICE in the Portsmouth neighborhood of North Portland, OR. Another person was detained in the same area yesterday. ICE and other law enforcement may still be in the area as of 9:30am, and PIRC legal observers are still present in the area.

Trigger Warning: Suicide 1/2 On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (9/10), we remember that suicide in immigration detention is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Detention isolates community members and puts their lives at deadly risk—that’s why deportation defense is suicide prevention.

We're seeing the impacts of increased immigration filing fees from Trump's budget (the 'big beautiful bill') with immigrant families we're in touch with in Oregon who are being forced to choose between paying for work permits and paying their rent, keeping lights on, or putting food on the table.

Gang Someone broke the windows at PDX Saintlove’s day space. It’s estimated it’ll cost $1600 to fix and clean up. If you have $5 donate it to help Kristle and the team out. pdxsaintslove.org

This week, the partner of a person who’s been deeply involved in ASSC’s organizing work was detained by ICE. His family is fundraising to support themselves and him while he, the primary breadwinner, is detained. Please consider donating & sharing: tinyurl.com/SupportDaixon

“There is a baby in the car,” Khanbabazadeh said. “Is it hard to wait for three minutes?”

Circulan rumores de que el "Zar Fronterizo" de Trump, Tom Homan, podría venir a Portland. Aún no sabemos si se ha confirmado la visita, pero estamos trabajando con nuestros socios y líderes locales y federales para obtener respuestas. #oregonparatodos #conozcasusderechos #justiciaparainmigrantes

Rumors are circulating that Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan may be coming to Portland. We don’t yet know if a visit has been confirmed, but we're working with our partners and local and federal leaders to get answers. ✅ Call the PIRC hotline to report ICE sightings: 1-888-622-1510

The PIRC hotline provides verification and rapid response for ICE activity and detentions in Oregon. PIRC is mostly volunteer and has 3 main ways of sharing information: - Instagram @pirc_pdx - Facebook /pdximmigrantrights - Spanish language WhatsApp group: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

A Portland mom and her four children, who are U.S. citizens, are being detained in Ferndale by the U.S. CBP according to Rep. Maxine Dexter. The family has been held at the facility for nearly two weeks without any contact with legal representation or charges being filed, according to their lawyer.

"We're watching the imposition of a global concentration camp network." We're going to need a global network of opposition to this too, from the neighborhood and community level up into governments at the local level through Congress. There are more of us than there are of them.

This shit gets all the more evil when you realize that the people deciding the future of your tax money to fund concentration camps and take away healthcare are also using the information to do insider trading. Congrats to all!

This bill will cause more illness, death, hunger, homelessness, poverty, climate collapse and infrastructure decay - all to turbo-charge ICE to rip our families and communities apart while lining the pockets of the wealthy. Disgusting.

“Isn’t the whole purpose of checks and balances that the executive branch must follow the law that Congress writes and the judiciary is here to ensure that the executive branch only takes those actions that are authorized by law?” the judge said during the hearing.

This is a great piece that highlights a cruel tactic ICE has been using for the last few months. Multiple folks we accompany have been detained in this exact way. As the article highlights, it’s disturbing that whether or not people comply with their legal process, they run a high risk of detention

Important update from PIRC 6/24/25: In the past 2 weeks at least 2 people have been detained after leaving the PDX immigration court building, as they were walking to their cars or driving away. This is a new tactic and we need to respond strategically. (1/3)