Immigrant rights advocates reported a sharp increase in ICE arrests across the Portland metro area this week, with high-visibility tactics including traffic stops, broken car windows, and detentions near busy intersections and schools returning after months of quieter enforcement. According to immigrant rights groups, at least 21 people were detained across Oregon, including in Gresham, Troutdale, Washington County, Salem, Eugene, and Medford, though details on their nationalities, ages, or legal status remain unknown. Attorneys reported receiving zero access to detainees at the Portland ICE facility this week, a sharp change from previous weeks when they could meet with detainees to explain their rights, and local officials have demanded answers while ICE did not respond to questions about legal access. The uptick follows a Department of Homeland Security announcement of a nationwide 'public safety surge' in sanctuary cities and echoes tactics seen during the fall 2025 'Operation Black Rose' crackdown, which saw nearly 500 detentions in November 2025 before enforcement activity dropped sharply earlier this year.