ICE in the Pacific Northwest

Hundreds of students walk out of class across Portland to protest ICE

By Kyra Buckley (OPB), Elizabeth Miller (OPB), Rob Manning (OPB), Sukhjot Sal (OPB), Kristian Foden-Vencil (OPB) and Eli Imadali (OPB)

Jan. 30, 2026 2 p.m. Updated: Jan. 31, 2026 1:40 a.m.

Multiple nationwide organizations called for businesses to close and for people to walk out of school and work Friday to protest mass deportations and violence against demonstrators.