A tense standoff erupted in Oregon after an anti-ICE crowd surrounded federal agents’ vehicles and attacked one SUV with a baseball bat, prompting agents to deploy tear gas.
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The confrontation unfolded at around 9.30am Saturday near the intersection of Lancaster Drive and Sunnyview Road in Salem after ICE agents reported that roughly 30 people were preventing them from leaving a parking lot.
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Dramatic footage shows one member of the mob brandishing a baseball bat before swinging it at a black federal vehicle, knocking off its side-view mirror as it slowly maneuvers through the lot.
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One furious woman can be heard shrieking, 'Get the f**k out of Salem!' while demonstrators issue a barrage of expletives and horns blare in the background.
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The situation escalated when federal agents deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd and clear a path for their vehicles, according to information relayed to police.
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Shortly afterward, 911 calls came in from people reporting eye irritation and difficulty breathing, both common reactions to riot control agents.
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First responders provided medical assistance at the scene, while detectives began collecting witness statements and evidence.
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In video from a similar outburst on Friday, a protester in Salem is seen trying to grab an ICE agent by the neck and punch him, before being sprayed.
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Anti-ICE attacks occurred in Salem, with a protestor appearing to grab an agent by the neck before being sprayed with what appears to be tear gas or mace
Around 30 chaotic anti-ICE rioters threatened federal agents and attacked their vehicle while attempting to trap them inside an Oregon parking lot
Police said officers
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were dispatched at about 9.30 am to the area of 1970 Lancaster Drive NE after ICE agents reported that one masked individual had taken a bat to the side of a black SUV.
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Police arrived to find tear gas being deployed by agents in attempt to disperse the crowd
Cars and people on foot proudly holding up Mexican flags attempt to stop the ICE agents from leaving the gas station.
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'Our officers respond to disturbances such as this solely to de-escalate, provide medical aid when necessary, and collect evidence so that the appropriate oversight agencies can conduct their review,' a City of Salem spokesperson said to WRDW.
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But the confrontation also sparked criticism of ICE from Democratic Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, who questioned the agents’ use of force and accused them of escalating tensions.
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'I’m deeply concerned about their use of force and their impulse to escalate the situation against Oregonians,' Salinas said.
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The congresswoman alleged that ICE agents had followed and harassed American citizens and driven recklessly, putting other motorists at risk.
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She also reported that ICE operations had shut down portions of Oregon Route 99E.
'If Trump were not using ICE to threaten and terrorize our communities, Oregonians would have been safer today, plain and simple,' Salinas said.
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'It’s clear ICE is either not trained or has no desire to deescalate situations or operate safely,' she added.
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Democratic US Representative Andrea Salinas of Oregon condoned the methods deployed by ICE after seeing the footage of Saturday's brawl
Salem police said their response focused on de-escalating the disturbance, providing medical assistance and gathering evidence for review.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to ICE as well as the Salem Police Department for comment.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their conduct have been a source of contention across the country, with Democrats speaking out against how illegal immigrants are being arrested and deported.
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This week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani branded ICE 'rotten to its core' and demanded the agency leave the Big Apple.
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It comes after massive protests erupted after an agent shot a father inside his car while his five-year-old child was in the vehicle.
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Federal officers line up as crowds of locals partake in a protest at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, October 25, 2025
After a 'No Kings' protest taking aim at Trump's administration policies, Border Patrol agents detain a demonstrator outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in Portland, Oregon
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Around 7 pm, demonstrators broke open the front gate of the ICE building.
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Federal agents and local law enforcement including the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) and Oregon State Police pushed the crowd back.
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Officers reported 'large' rocks thrown at them
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland, Oregon on January 10 and held a vigil at City Hall following federal agent-involved shootings in Portland and Minnesota
Oscar Belgal, 28, survived the shooting and was taken to hospital, where he remains conscious and is receiving medical attention.
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His injuries are not considered life-threatening, according to law enforcement officials.
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Federal agents were reportedly targeting Belgal as part of an enforcement operation.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said he was a Dominican man with a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny and multiple other arrests involving assault, robbery, drug possession and weapons possession.
Belgal is also alleged to have ties to the Trinitarios gang, which was responsible for the killing of a Customs and Border Protection officer last year.
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Federal agents were reportedly investigating whether he had links to a migrant moped gang shooting.
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Mamdani described the incident as 'unconscionable and incredibly serious' in a social media post, adding that his 'thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight.
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We are praying for his recovery.'
The mayor said he later spoke with President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to demand that ICE agents be removed from the city, but his efforts were unsuccessful.
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'Now I made clear to the president, to the secretary, our request [is] that ICE agents leave the scene entirely — as well as the demand that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City,' he said.
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'We know, and I have said this directly, whether to the president or to the public, ICE undermines public safety.
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It makes us less safe,' he argued.
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Meanwhile, other cities in Oregon have fumed against the presence of ICE in their vicinity.
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Earlier this year, the mayor of Portland told ICE agents to 'resign' and ordered the agency to leave after a young girl was tear gassed along with other 'peaceful protesters.
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Demonstrators at an 'ICE out' protest outside an immigration facility were struck with the chemical agent, along with pepper balls and rubber bullets in February 2026.
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A video posted to Instagram showed a little girl crying as she attempted to recover after federal agents deployed tear gas.
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'It burns,' the young girl appears to say.
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The girl, who appears to be a preteen, could be seen wearing a pink shirt with butterflies as a protester douses her eyes with water.
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