PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New video surveillance shows the moments leading up to clashes between federal agents and protesters outside Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in recent months.
The Oregon Department of Justice submitted the videos as evidence in its case to stop the deployment of federal troops to Portland. The videos accompanied testimony from Portland police that federal officers used unwarranted excessive force.
A screenshot of surveillance footage from the Portland ICE facility on Oct. 2, 2025. (Oregon Department of Justice)
As first reported by the Oregonian, Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testified, “The types and amounts of force being used by federal law enforcement is disproportionate.”
Protester Daryn Herzberg II was demonstrating outside the ICE facility on South Macadam Avenue when he was tackled by federal law enforcement on Aug. 13, as KOIN 6 News previously reported. The recently released video surveillance shows the incidents from other angles.
In the new videos, Herzberg is clearly seen standing at the edge of the property on the sidewalk wearing a bright, multi-color overshirt. He can be seen holding a boombox and looking in the opposite direction when two agents run up behind him and push him face-first onto the ground.
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As Herzberg tries to get up, the two officers grab him and he hits the ground again. Gas is deployed nearby and other officers swarm the crowd of roughly 10 people standing on the sidewalk outside the building.
In another one of the building’s surveillance videos from Aug. 16, Herzberg can be seen wearing the same bright shirt while standing on the sidewalk and walking away from the building as an officer runs up behind him and knocks him to the ground as other agents gather around them. Gas begins to sweep through the frame, making it impossible to see what happens next.
Another video from Sept. 30 shows a group of agents coming out of the facility in an attempt to clear the group of protesters who had gathered on the sidewalk out front, as well as on the sidewalks across the street.
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Officers are seen pointing and then physically pushing protesters who are filming with their phones, knocking at least two people to the ground. Several people are taken into custody during the 10-minute clip, including one who is physically dragged across the ground by two officers attempting to move the person from the sidewalk into the building.
In another clip from Oct. 2, a group of officers appears to be moving back inside the facility when a protester steps over the line between the sidewalk and the driveway. An agent is seen breaking through the group of agents who were retreating and charging the protester who stepped over the line. The protester can be seen trying to run away, but falls to the ground as officers crowd around him in the street.
On Sunday, a federal judge barred the troops’ deployment until a final ruling is made Nov. 7.
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Herzberg’s attorney told KOIN 6 News they expect to file a federal case against the Department of Homeland Security early next year.
KOIN 6 News reached out to ICE for comment but did not immediately hear back.
