The Pacific Northwest experienced a spike in ICE arrests at the end of 2025, with arrests climbing from fewer than 250 between October-December 2024 to nearly 2,250 during the same period in 2025. Washington saw 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. The surge coincided with intensive immigration enforcement efforts including Operation Black Rose in Oregon, which used license plate scanning and database checks to identify people for deportation.