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Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

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Thousands of cyclists in various states of undress braved the rainy
streets of Portland on Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald
Trump’s attempts to send National Guard troops to the city. 

Meanwhile, a few hundred more marched from Elizabeth Caruthers Park in
the South Waterfront to the nearby U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement facility. 

“Whose streets? Our streets!” protestors chanted as they walked toward
the facility with a huge banner that read “Abolish I.C.E.,” accompanied
by a marching band dressed in banana costumes. 

“I think it’s critically important to include joy, and that’s why we’re
here,” said Miles Thompson, a 43-year-old electrical engineer who
conducts and plays trumpet with the Unpresidential Brass Band. “We’re
winning this narrative battle. We’re here to show we’re not terrorists.”

Rachel Langford joined the march and said she was protesting against ICE
for the first time Sunday. 

The 48-year-old said it was time to stop being a bystander. “I couldn’t
just sit and watch it on my screen any more,” she said. 

Langford said she’s felt frustrated by portrayals of Portland pushed by
Trump and others and that residents have done a good job showing the
weird and whimsical nature the city is known for. 

“I think Portland has really met the moment,” she said.

Organizers of the World Naked Bike Ride scheduled an “emergency” ride
Sunday to highlight “the militarization of Portland and the ongoing harm
being done to immigrant and Indigenous communities,” according to a
joint Instagram post. 

Riders gathered outside the Oregon Convention Center under gray skies
and in just 53 degree weather. 

Some came exposed to the elements while others wore clear ponchos over
their underwear. Others wore fairy wings and kilts or Halloween costumes
including the jack-o’-lantern suit of “Saturday Night Live” character
David S. Pumpkins. 

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

Cyclists followed a route south to the Burnside Bridge where they staged
a “die-in,” lying down next to their bikes before continuing along their
route. 

Onlookers at the ICE facility cheered the cyclists as they reached the
building around 4:15 p.m. Sunday. The riders paraded in front of federal
officers standing on the roof in a fashion show of rain jackets,
Halloween costumes and nothing at all. 

Fifteen minutes later, Rowena Paz Norman stood beside her bike in a
soaked Care Bear onesie. She had joined the World Naked Bike Ride, which
grew to several thousand people by the time it passed the ICE building,
despite the downpour. 

“I’m proud of our city,” Norman said. “We have problems like any other
city, but this is a moment of joy.” 

Around 5 p.m., federal agents fired pepper balls into the crowd and
detained two people. 

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/naked-bike-riders-cycle-throu
gh-the-rain-in-a-day-of-portland-protests.html 

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