The Pacific Northwest saw a spike in ICE arrests at the end of 2025, climbing from fewer than 250 between October-December 2024 to nearly 2,250 during the same period in 2025. Washington recorded over 2,340 arrests in 2025, a 152% increase from 2024, with particularly high concentrations in Yakima County relative to its population and in the Portland area. New data comparing enforcement levels back to 2011 shows this late-2025 surge approached the historic peak of ICE arrests in the region seen during the first Obama administration. The increase coincided with intensive enforcement efforts including Operation Black Rose in Oregon, which used license plate scanning and database checks to identify people for deportation.