U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter and other Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation called on ICE to release Jackie Merlos.

A Portland mother has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after she and her four children were detained by federal agents in July, according to members of Oregon’s congressional delegation.

With potential deployment of National Guard troops on hold until at least Tuesday and windy, rainy weather proving inhospitable or downright hostile to outdoor activity, court watchers and pro- and anti-ICE activists in Portland largely took a timeout Saturday.

In the battle to close an ICE facility in Oregon's most populous city, activists are focusing on its municipal zoning code.

In footage shared widely on social media last week, federal immigration agents​ were seen breaking into a home Portland, Oregon — but the person they were looking for doesn't live there.

Federal government lawyers Monday acknowledged making two errors in sworn declarations presented to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the extent of the federal officers’ “surge” to protect Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.

Portland, Ore., is well known for its dense laws on land use. Now, under pressure from its liberal residents, the city is using those restrictions against immigrant detention.

Reports and social media posts suggest an increase in the presence of federal immigration agents and detentions across the Portland metro area over the last few weeks, raising concerns among advocates,