ICE Chief: Portland Facility Under ‘Nightly Attack’ from Leftist Mobs with ‘Help’ from City Officials

Federal immigration officials say their Portland, Oregon, facility has been under nightly attack for more than 100 days.

However, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility has received no help from local police because of political directives from the deep-blue city’s Democrat leadership.

In an interview with Fox News’s Bill Melugin, Cammila Wamsley, director of Portland’s ICE office, described escalating violence targeting her staff and the building, saying officers are left vulnerable while local police refuse to respond.

“I just, I can’t figure out what’s happening at the FDA. I’m totally baffled by it,” Wamsley said.

“It’s frustrating for us to watch people be attacked on the street and know that we don’t have the authority to be able to really step in unless there’s some nexus to federal law.”

Wamsley said demonstrations outside the facility have long since morphed into violent riots.

Bottle rockets have been fired into the building, rocks have shattered windows, lasers have been aimed at officers’ eyes, and protesters have erected barricades to block vehicles.

Federal employees have also been targeted personally.

Leftists have reportedly doxxed at least six ICE staffers and followed them home.

“Later, towards the evening and around dark, there are a lot of folks that come up dressed in all black,” Wamsley explained.

“They are here to wreak havoc.

“They’ll block our cars, throw paint, damage property, and even try to follow our folks home.”

She warned that the situation can spiral rapidly out of control.

“We’ve seen it before,” Wamsley noted.

“The folks here can go from a crowd of 50 to a crowd of 1,000 in 30 minutes.

“Sometimes we only have 20 officers here.

“We would not be able to defend the building with that show of force.”

Despite the danger, Wamsley said Portland police often fail to respond, or deliberately delay responses, to incidents outside the ICE building.

“That is not the stance they would take six blocks from here, but it is the stance they take with us because of guidance from the mayor and city council,” she said.

The mayor’s office and police department have not responded to the allegations.

Still, Wamsley said her staff remains dedicated to their mission.

“The people who work here are here to serve the American public.

“They are here to enforce the same immigration laws we’ve had in place since the 1950s.

“Nothing has changed in that regard. We come to work every day.

“We do our job the way we have been doing it, and we’ll continue to do that.”

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NEW: ICE’s Portland Director tells me it’s like there’s a “bubble” around the ICE building where Portland PD won’t respond to violence due to politics from Mayor & city council. She says it’s frustrating for Feds to watch people get attacked on the street & not have jurisdiction. pic.twitter.com/Xouwfsy4D5

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 2, 2025

Todd Rignel, assistant special agent for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Oregon, said federal law enforcement is targeting Antifa-linked groups believed to be driving much of the unrest.

“They’re not just facing HSI. They’re facing the FBI, ATF, DEA, IRS — all of these agencies,” he said.

“That’s a force to be reckoned with.”

President Donald Trump has announced plans to send 200 National Guard troops to Portland to protect immigration authorities and restore order.

Officials said the troops will be stationed near protest zones.

The escalation follows a deadly attack on an ICE facility in Dallas on September 24, when a gunman opened fire, killing two detainees before turning the weapon on himself.

Investigators said shell casings at the scene bore an “ANTI-ICE” message.

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