Protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland have subjected residents of an adjacent affordable housing complex to a barrage of noise, chaos, and chemical agents deployed by federal officers.

At a concert in Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump recently deployed the National Guard, Rapp made reference to the move, telling crowds: "And it just happens that we time out that we're here at the same time as some people who shouldn't … be here are."

The second day of the trial also saw the judge again push Trump administration lawyers to explain why troops were briefly deployed in violation of a court order.

A larger pool of judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will review whether to uphold a lower court’s order that bars President Donald Trump from sending Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.

The federal government could be in contempt of court for defying a U.S. District Court judge’s order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland. U.S. Department of Justice attorney Jean Lin on Wednesday admitted to Judge Karin Immergut that Oregon National Guard troops were briefly sent to Portland despite Immergut’s order blocking such a deployment.

Video captured by TPUSA Frontlines shows officers detaining a female agitator outside the Portland ICE building as police confirm two arrests in the area.

Witnesses for the Trump administration testified on Thursday in federal court in the trial over whether the National Guard can be deployed to Portland.

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.

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

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.

For the past two weeks, Juan Barbosa Gomez has been in federal immigration detention, but he doesn't show up on ICE's online detainee locator. His family says he has valid work permit and no criminal record.