Police are collaborating with ICE and DHS

Question

In a Fox News article, there is a claim that the Portland area has declared a stage of emergency because of the ICE activity, along with alleged collaboration from the police with the Department of Homeland Security. There will be independent reviews of the Eugene police to ensure that there is no such collaboration. According to residents, the Eugene police were not following Oregon's sanctuary state laws. A lot of these claims within this article seem to be alleged, and only backed up by "residents" or officials merely confirming the existence of investigations. Is there anything that actually substantiates these claims?

Answer 1

Although it may be true that some officers could possibly be ignoring orders, the Portland Police Department have not officially partnered with ICE or Homeland Security. The program I believe you are referring to is the 287(g) Program, which allows police departments to share information with ICE to help deport citizens who have illegally immigrated, and there is no evidence to suggest that the Portland police department has signed on to this partnership. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security accused the Portland government of defying immigration law in May, so it is highly unlikely such a partnership would be taking place currently. As it stands, this statement doesn't seem to have any backing, and I find it highly unlikely for this to be correct.

Accusation from the Department of Homeland Security:

https://www.pressherald.com/2025/05/30/homeland-security-accuses-portland-hancock-and-cumberland-counties-of-defying-immigration-law/#

The 287(g) Program:

https://www.ice.gov/287g#:~:text=The%20287(g)%20program%20is%20a%20partnership%20between,warrants%20on%20removable%20aliens%20in%20your%20jai