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Four Arrested After Crowd Occupies Portland City Hall and Demands End to ICE Building Permit News By Diane Megaw On Feb 20, 2026 Portland City Hall - Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski PORTLAND, Ore. — Four people who refused to leave were arrested on Wednesday after a demonstration at Portland City Hall, where protesters demanded that the city revoke a land use permit for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland’s South Waterfront. Tidings Context Portland Permitting & Development enforces the South Waterfront ICE land use approval: the 2011 conditional use decision limits holds to 12 hours and bars overnight detention, with an appeal path through a hearings officer. 4 Arrested At Portland City Council Demonstration Portland Police resolved an incident after a group that demonstrated at previous council meetings on January 21 refused to leave when asked by on-site security. On February 18, the same group demonstrated at City Hall, monitored by a sergeant after PPB’s Central Precinct was notified about a planned demonstration. City Hall security officers called at 6:28 p.m., requesting PPB assistance, reporting that someone had crossed the dais to confront council members physically. About 40 people occupied the council chambers, while another 10-15 blocked the front door to the lobby. The participants were notified that they were trespassing and told to leave, but they refused. Tidings Insight In City Hall protests, police usually issue a trespass warning first: staying after that notice can lead to arrest even when the message is protected speech. After elected officials and city staff were evacuated and safe, 20 additional officers from Central Precinct, Central Bike Squad, and North and East Precincts were called in, and all precincts were placed on high-priority. At least 26 PPB officers moved in and cleared the council chambers and the lobby. No injuries were reported. Most demonstrators left when contacted by police officers. Four people continued to refuse to leave, some linking arms and pushing against officers. The four were arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center: 22-year-old Cole B. Donahugh (Beaverton, Oregon): 2 charges of Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer 47-year-old Susan A. Bartley, AKA Susan Anglada-Bartley (Portland): – Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree 25-year-old Madison N. Del Santer (Beaverton, Oregon): Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree 26-year-old Henry J. Roloff (Beaverton, Oregon): Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree Tidings Context In Oregon, criminal trespass second degree means entering or remaining unlawfully in premises: it is a Class C misdemeanor. Multnomah County Portland Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email