The city of Portland escalated its enforcement of laws against blocking sidewalks near the federal immigration facility over the weekend, directing police officers to ensure the immediate removal of protesters’ tent and supplies after months of leaving that work to the city’s regular camp clearance program.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A camp outside the ICE facility in South Portland was cleared over the weekend. A video on social media captured Portland Police and Oregon State troopers standing by as Rapid Response carried out the cleanup on Sunday.

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

As Portland anticipated a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for the 9th Circuit Court’s judges to decide whether to reconsider federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to the city, a festive mood returned Monday outside the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that has been at the center of protests since June.

A significant ICE overhaul may impact deportation efforts in Seattle and Portland, raising concerns among local communities.

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.

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 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.

A video shared with FOX 12 from the Portland ICE facility appears to show federal agents pulling a protester onto federal property before arresting them on Saturday.

A federal immigration office in Portland, long at the center of protests and controversy, opened its doors to local media this week after months of restricted access.