Letter: PDX activists flood Clark County Council over anti-ICE resolution

Rob Anderson argues that organized Portland-based activist groups dominated public comment at a Clark County Council meeting to pressure councilors over an anti-ICE resolution.

Published on Feb. 4, 2026

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Rob Anderson, the host of ReformCast and founder of Reform Clark County, argues that organized Portland-based activist groups dominated public comment at a recent Clark County Council meeting to pressure councilors over an anti-ICE resolution. Anderson claims the speakers were clearly organized, disrupted proceedings, and applied maximum pressure to push the Council not only toward adopting an anti-ICE position, but toward outdoing the city of Vancouver. He says this was not a grassroots Clark County engagement, but rather an imported political operation from Portland-based activist groups.

Why it matters

This incident highlights the growing influence of outside activist groups in Clark County politics. If these groups succeed in pressuring the Council without resistance, it will only embolden them, and Clark County will increasingly become a staging ground for Portland's political battles. Local residents still have a voice, but they need to use it to prevent Clark County from being overrun by imported political operations.

The details

According to Anderson, the County Council meeting was packed with radical Portland-based activists, Indivisible Greater Vancouver organizers, and self-identified anarchists, all part of a coordinated production aimed at bullying Clark County into submission. The speakers dominated public comment, disrupted proceedings, and applied maximum pressure to push the Council toward adopting an anti-ICE position. Flyers were distributed promoting Indivisible and other Portland-based activist causes, and one speaker referenced an event commonly associated with anarchist organizing.

  • The County Council meeting took place last week.

The players

Rob Anderson

The host of ReformCast and founder of Reform Clark County.

Indivisible Greater Vancouver

An activist group that was involved in organizing the public comment at the County Council meeting.

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What they’re saying

“If the public disengages, expect even more PDX activists to flood future meetings as this resolution moves toward final approval.”

— Rob Anderson, ReformCast host, Reform Clark County founder (clarkcountytoday.com)

What’s next

Anderson suggests that local residents need to use their voice to prevent Clark County from being overrun by imported political operations from Portland-based activist groups.

The takeaway

This incident highlights the growing influence of outside activist groups in Clark County politics and the need for local residents to engage in the political process to prevent their community from becoming a staging ground for Portland's political battles.