Shelterforce

Portland’s Mayor Went All in on Overnight-Only Shelters. Homelessness Is Still Rising

Ending homelessness was a big campaign promise for Portland's mayor. Homelessness service providers say he chose methods that don't work.
Politifact

Portland ICE protests have not led to the city’s ‘burning to the ground’

Since June, dozens of protesters near an ICE facility have been arrested by local or federal law enforcement, including for assault. There have been a few small fires outside the ICE facility. A few people have been arrested for arson. Protests have been ...
Oregonian

Portland approves ‘impact fee’ targeting ICE detention center. What that means is less clear

Portland leaders approved a measure Wednesday that could lead to big financial bills for the landlord of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the South Waterfront neighborhood. The measure, passed in a 9-2 vote by the City Council, will ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Cliff Bentz, lone GOP Oregon congressman, says Portland issues go beyond ICE protests

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - While four Democratic Oregon lawmakers have expressed strong criticism of the Trump administration and the potential deployment of the National Guard to Portland, the state’s lone Republican congressional representative, Cliff ...
USA Today

Why Portland protests are drawing frogs, sharks and unicorns

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! But this isn't the Land of Oz, it's a Portland protest. Full of colorful animal costumes, some protests in Portland, Oregon, against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun to resemble whimsical zoos.