In a statement responding to Saturday protests, Mayor Keith Wilson pledged that Portland police will uphold the law in the city, but will “not be used as agents of ICE.”

Portland Mayor Mark Dion says the city and Portland police are well prepared to protect the public, police and free speech at the same time.

Trump sent federal officers into Portland to quell riots five years ago. A tired city — watching events in LA — hopes it won’t happen again.

In Portland in recent days, smaller protests have flared outside 4310 S. Macadam Ave, the ICE field office in South Portland where federal authorities temporarily detain people slated for deportation.

Latest news and live updates as over 200 arrested in L.A. and National Guard to be deployed in Texas as rallies continue nationwide

Anti-ICE protests that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend have now spread to at least 12 states in cities from New York to Chicago, Portland and Dallas.

Anti-ICE demonstrations are expected to spread to more cities this week after days of unrest in Los Angeles, with at least 30 new protests planned across the country in response to the Trump Administration’s recent immigration raids.

In a post to social media, Providence state Representative Enrique Sanchez said he thought there should be a demonstration “like the one in LA.”