President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of \u201call necessary\u201d troops to Portland to secure the city and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added he was \u201cauthorizing full force, if necessary,\u201d as daily protests at the federal ICE detention facility \u2014 which have intensified since June \u2014 continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,\u201d Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform. \u201cI am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president\u2019s announcement follows several high-profile attacks on ICE officers and recent steps by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to increase enforcement against assaults on federal personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Portland has been described by the Department of Homeland Security as a focal point for Antifa activity, where demonstrators have repeatedly \u201cattacked and laid siege\u201d to the federal ICE facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DHS said incidents have included an individual aiming a laser at an ICE officer\u2019s eyes, the use of a smoke grenade directed at multiple officers, and attempts to damage equipment at the site, the New York Post reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An increased federal presence in Portland has followed weeks of unrest, prompting appeals from local officials for protesters to stay peaceful. On Friday, a grand jury indicted three women accused of following an ICE agent home and livestreaming the agent\u2019s address on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n