ICE director reveals dangerous nightly Antifa 'battle' as Trump prepares federal deployment to Portland
Oregon
officials filed a lawsuit to block troops despite violent protests targeting
immigration facilities
By Madison Colombo Fox News,
Published October 2, 2025 6:01am EDT
Federal
immigration officials say they are preparing to deploy agents to Portland as
groups they describe as Antifa-linked have escalated attacks on personnel and
facilities. ICE officials warned they will act if local authorities fail to
intervene.
"It's been
a consistent battle every night with Antifa in Portland," Acting ICE
Director Todd Lyons said on "America’s Newsroom" Wednesday. "We've
called on local and state officials to help, but we just haven't seen the
help."
Portland has
seen protests outside
the city’s ICE facility,
drawing federal attention. Lyons said some arrests have been made but added
that more support is needed.
"We’re out
there every night battling people that are bringing sticks, bats, shields,
throwing their own CS grenades at us. So it's not a peaceful situation,"
he said.
The warnings
come after an ICE facility in Dallas was attacked by a gunman on Sept.
24, 2025. Authorities said two detainees were killed and another was
hospitalized, and the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Investigators
said shell casings recovered at the scene bore an "ANTI-ICE" message.
President
Donald Trump announced plans to send 200 National Guard troops to Portland to
support immigration
authorities. Officials
said the troops would be stationed near protest areas.
On social
media, Trump said he was
directing the
Department of War to "provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged
Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and
other domestic terrorists."
Lyons confirmed
that planning was underway for the deployment.
"They're
planning right now, and I think we're holding to kind of see what Portland's
[going to] do, but we're prepared to go ahead and protect our men and women of
ICE," he said.
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