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.

Portland mayor, Police Bureau cite rapid change in conditions but on-the-ground observations suggest confrontations weren’t so new.

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.

It was the second time this week government lawyers had to come clean in court over President Donald Trump’s designs on Portland.

The delay in pulling Oregon National Guard members out of Portland’s immigration enforcement building after a judge had barred their federal deployment resulted from having to relay the order through a chain of command,

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

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

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.

A Portland woman who was detained by immigration authorities -- despite a judge dropping proceedings to remove her from the United States -- was released from custody and reunited with her family on Monday,