Katherine Meagan Vogel, Assaulting a Federal Officer, Oregon 2025

Katherine Meagan Vogel, a 39-year-old Portland woman, was charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland, Oregon. Vogel made her first appearance in federal court yesterday after the alleged incident.

According to court documents, on the evening of September 30, 2025, federal officers detained Vogel after she applied red paint to the driveway of the ICE facility. They then escorted her to the ICE facility to interview her for conduct related to depredation of government property. While federal officers processed her, Vogel struck one of the federal officers in the jaw with a closed fist.

Officers then arrested her for the additional charge of assaulting a federal officer. Vogel made her first appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. She was released on conditions pending further court proceedings.

Felony assault of a federal officer is punishable by up to eight years in federal prison.

U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford issued a statement regarding the incident, saying, ‘Violence and property damage at the ICE building or any other federal building will not be tolerated. If you assault a federal law enforcement officer or damage federal property, you will be arrested and federally prosecuted.’

This is not the first time the United States Attorney’s Office has taken action against individuals committing crimes at the ICE building. Since June 13, 2025, they have charged 28 defendants with federal crimes for offenses committed at the ICE building, including assaulting federal officers, failure to comply, and depredation of government property.

Vogel is accused of only one count of assaulting a federal officer, a felony offense. A criminal complaint is only an accusation of a crime, and Vogel is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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