Labor rally in Portland met with tear gas, flash bangs

Byline photo of Maria Weyne
Byline photo of Joy Edwards
Maria Weyne and Joy Edwards
February 1, 2026
Protestors fight counterprotestors outside ICE facility on Jan. 31 (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
Protestors fight counterprotestors outside ICE facility on Jan. 31 (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
2026.01.31EMG.JJE. ICE_Labor_Protests14
Firefighters and EMS arrive at the ICE facility in Portland following the use of tear gas on a "Labor Says ICE Out" rally on Jan. 31, 2026. (Joy Edwards/Daily Emerald)

 

More to Discover
More in PDX News
Portland Police Officers line up in front of the Macadam Avenue ICE facility on May 1, 2026 in Portland, Ore. (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
PDX photos: May Day protests erupt, leads to five arrests at ICE facility
Dr. Leslie Steeves, the senior associate for academic affairs for the SOJC, speaks at the 30 year celebration for the departments Ph.D program on Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 in Portland, Ore. (Emerald/Joy Edwards)
UO SOJC celebrates over 30 years of Ph.D program during ‘What is Research?’
Portlanders gather at. the Ladds 500 in Portland, Ore. on April 11, 2026. (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
Photos: Portlanders take on the annual Ladds 500
University of Oregon's white stag building in Portland, Ore. on March 21, 2026. (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
University of Oregon Portland’s downtown campus hit with bomb threat, PPB clears the scene
Protestors hold signs demanding Mayor Wilson to revoke the ICE facility permit in Portland on April 4, 2026. (Maria Weyne/Emerald)
Photos: Portland Contra Las Deportaciones marches to Mayor Keith Wilson's house
Protesters march to Mayor Keith Wilson's house in Portland, Ore. on Apr. 04, 2026. (Mikayla Mesko/Emerald)
Portlanders march to Mayor Wilson’s house, demand that ICE permit be revoked