"In a joint letter sent to Mayor Wilson's office Tuesday, January 27, the councilors reminded him that the detention facility fee legislation went into effect on January 2. The new city code makes it a violation for a detention facility, like the one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates in Portland, to emit "chemical residues or other substances beyond the detention facility premises.""
""Effective January 2, 2026, it is a violation of Portland City Code for a landlord to allow their tenants to tear gas a neighborhood, and yet this is precisely what occurred on January 24, 2026, at the Macadam ICE Facility," the councilors stated. "Portlanders are demanding that we take action to protect our communities from our authoritarian Federal government," the letter states. "We must act urgently with every tool we have.""
Councilors Angelita Morillo and Mitch Green asked the mayor and city administrator to expedite enforcement of a new detention center impact fee and to investigate tear-gas deployments. The detention facility fee legislation went into effect January 2, 2026, and the new city code prohibits detention facilities from emitting chemical residues or other substances beyond facility premises. The code covers public rights-of-way and adjacent properties when chemical emissions substantially interfere with safe use and enjoyment. The councilors requested investigation of all tear-gas deployments at the ICE facility on South Macadam Avenue since January 2 and notification to the property owner of any violations. The fee schedule and administrative details remain undeveloped.
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