PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six people who were arrested during protests outside a Portland ICE facility on Wednesday and Thursday night appeared in federal court on Friday, authorities said.
Three of the people who appeared in court were accused of assaulting a federal officer, while others were charged with crimes ranging from failing to obey a lawful order and creating a hazard on federal property, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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“According to court documents and information shared in court, on June 18, 2025, several hundred people gathered near an ICE office in South Portland where, for more than a week, individuals have repeatedly targeted the building and various federal law enforcement officers with mortar fireworks, rocks, bricks, glass bottles, signs, and makeshift shields,” the U.S. DOJ said in a release.
Just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, federal officers received word that six vehicles needed to enter the property, which was being blocked by the crowd, prosecutors said. They issued warnings to protesters, asked the group the move, then opened the gates and corralled the crowd from the front of the driveway, authorities said…