; Whereas the ICE office in southwest Portland was shut down for days due to threats and occupation; Whereas leftwing activists have similarly harassed and threatened ICE employees and targeted ICE offices for closure around the country; Whereas the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council’s representative stated in a letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler that [y]our current policy forbidding Portland law enforcement agencies from assisting employees of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency who request law enforcement assistance while at or away from work leaves them vulnerable to violence, harassment and even death … Your policy has created a zone of terror and lawlessness. We ask that you end your policy of not responding to calls for police services from ICE employees immediately. Our membership has been the subjected to threats of physical violence and harassment since you announced your policy. ; and Whereas the President of the Portland Police Association, Daryl Turner, stated, There is no place for personal, political bias when it comes to providing public safety services to our communities. In that respect, our Mayor, who is also our Police Commissioner, has failed miserably. : Now, therefore, be it