From Fox Business: The sanctuary city of Portland has announced it will issue a land use violation notice on Thursday to a local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building, accusing it of repeatedly holding detainees longer than permitted and escalating a fight over a building that has already drawn months of protests, some of which have turned violent.
Officials said the notice will start a review of whether the Macadam Avenue facility is following the rules of its 2011 land use permit, which bars keeping people overnight or for more than 12 hours.
It follows a report by a local nonprofit group accusing the facility of holding people for longer than permitted 25 times between Oct. 1 and July 27. The report by the Deportation Data Project was generated using ICE documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
The city will also issue a second violation regarding boarded-up windows at the facility, which is not associated with the land use approval. ICE did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
The city’s progressive city council has been trying to figure out a way to expel ICE from the facility.
The report quotes Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, a Democrat, as saying, “U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times. I am proud of our team for conducting a thorough, thoughtful investigation and referring the matter to the next steps in the land use violation process.”
Leftist protesters have covered the outside of the building with anti-ICE graffiti.
JUST IN: Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is issuing an ICE facility a notice for “land use violations” because they’re detaining illegals. Democrats love protecting foreign criminals over American citizens
He literally sounds like an HOA Karen pic.twitter.com/tSOWiT5t2v
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 18, 2025
In June, a “war” broke out as rioters launched a violent attack against the building and the officers inside.
DHS had posted a video of the wild scene and wrote:
Last night, Portland rioters violently targeted federal law enforcement— 250 rioters launched fireworks, shined lasers in officers’ eyes to temporarily blind them, and stormed an ICE field office. Ultimately, five individuals were arrested on various charges including assault on federal law enforcement.
We won’t sit idly by and watch these cowards.
Our officers are facing a 413% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members. Secretary Noem’s message to the rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down. ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Last night, Portland rioters violently targeted federal law enforcement— 250 rioters launched fireworks, shined lasers in officers’ eyes to temporarily blind them, and stormed an ICE field office. Ultimately, five individuals were arrested on various charges including assault on… pic.twitter.com/bCaMA9yKai
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 19, 2025
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IMMIGRATION SHOWDOWN: Portland says it will send a land use violation notice to the city’s ICE building, accusing the facility of keeping people in custody longer than the law allows.
The move escalates a fight over a building that has already drawn months of riots in the… pic.twitter.com/b7kAd0FUy4
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