Monique Merrill

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — The city of Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday accused the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of violating land use rules at its Portland facility 25 times in the past 10 months.

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times,” Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement.

The land use permit doesn't allow for people to be held over 12 hours or kept overnight. Records show that detainees were held in excess of that limit 25 times between Oct. 1, 2024, and July 27, 2025, the city said in a news release. The most recent violation occurred on May 20, according to city officials.

The facility is not a long-term immigration de

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