Peaceful March Held Downtown During Day; Evening Protest Activity in South Waterfront Ends With 1 Arrest

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, a gathering and march was scheduled in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. An Incident Management Team, which is overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC), was activated for this event. The CMIC managed numerous resources that included Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs) and Rapid Response Team (RRT), and the PPB Sound Truck (a loudspeaker-equipped police vehicle). DLOs, wearing white uniform shirts, act as liaisons to demonstrators. They are sworn officers with arrest powers, but their goal is to foster communication. PPB is grateful for the assistance of Portland Fire & Rescue, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, the Bureau of Emergency Communications, TriMet, and other city and local partners.

PPB Dialogue Officers worked closely with event coordinators to help facilitate the event, and coordinators were able to manage the event with minimal involvement of law enforcement. The Portland Police Bureau would like to thank the community members and event coordinators for their communication and cooperation, which allowed us to plan and provide a safe environment for all who attended.

On the evening of Saturday, November 22, 2025, the PPB activated resources to monitor activity in the South Portland Neighborhood near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building. These resources included RRT and DLOs. Additional resources were available to be activated as needed, but were not required.

PPB members maintained a presence in the area periodically and broke up some scuffles. One arrest was made.

Preston A. Reyes, 51, of Gresham, Oregon was arrested for Harassment after spitting on another person. Reyes initially ran from the scene but was later located and arrested by Rapid Response Team officers. 

As officers investigated that incident, another scuffle resulted in multiple people spraying each other with irritant spray. Officers interviewed involved persons, witnesses and gathered evidence for potential future prosecution. 

To date, the total number of arrests related to nightly protests in the South Waterfront is 68.

PPB does not engage in immigration enforcement as outlined in PPB Directive 810.10, but is still responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing state laws. Chief Day's letter to the community and FAQ regarding immigration can be found here.

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PPB will continue to monitor protest activity. While PPB's role is public safety and supporting constitutionally protected activity, part of our role is to address criminal acts. Officers may be seen in a larger group to make targeted arrests for specific crimes committed. PPB members may also investigate crimes and conduct follow-up investigations into criminal activity later and will forward cases to the Multnomah County District Attorney for prosecution when feasible. As a reminder, just because arrests are not made at the scene, when tensions are high, that does not mean that people are not being charged with crimes later. Information on PPB's Public Order teams can be found here.

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