Teachers unions are supposed to protect children.
But Portland's largest unions just crossed a line that should land them in federal court.
And Portland teachers union was busted using kids in one dangerous anti-ICE scheme.
Oregon teachers unions brought children to the front lines and let them get gassed
Oregon's largest teachers unions mobilized thousands of members to storm a federal ICE facility in Portland over the weekend.
What happened next isn't just shocking — it's criminal.
Federal agents deployed tear gas to stop protesters from breaching the building's security perimeter.
The gas hit children who'd been deliberately positioned at the front lines by union organizers.
Video footage captured five-year-olds crying and retching as clouds of tear gas engulfed them.
Medics rushed to help kids who couldn't breathe while their parents kept recording.
The Oregon Education Association — the state's largest teachers union — organized the whole thing alongside the American Federation of Teachers of Oregon.
Their "ICE Out" march hit Portland's immigration processing center.
Signs said "Teachers Against ICE" and "Crush ICE."
Many protesters wore gas masks and riot gear, knowing exactly what would happen when the crowd rushed those security gates.
Children came anyway.
This is the exact tactic Hamas uses against Israel
Investigative journalist Andy Ngo spent years documenting Antifa and radical leftist protest tactics.
He identified exactly what happened in Portland within hours.
The unions brought children "so that their cries would be recorded on video for agitpropaganda."
Hamas does this in Gaza.
They position children near military targets, let Israel defend itself, then broadcast footage of injured kids to the world.
Antifa militants perfected the American version during the 2020 riots.
Bring children to violent confrontations, get them hurt, blame law enforcement.
Now teachers unions — the people trusted with America's children five days a week — are using the same playbook against Trump's immigration enforcement.
The Oregon Education Association posted on Facebook the next day without a hint of remorse.
"Where there are educators, there are always going to be children and families, and yesterday was no exception."
Read that again.
They're admitting they brought children to a riot and they'll do it again.
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green marched with the unions and got tear-gassed alongside "thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them."
But here's what Green won't tell you.
Protesters at the front were rushing ICE's security fence trying to breach the building.
Federal agents protecting a government facility had two choices: let the mob through or stop them.
The unions positioned children in the blast radius and hit record.
Teachers unions stopped pretending to care about children years ago
This goes way beyond Portland.
Saturday's protest came days after union-led strikes shut down Minneapolis following Trump's ICE raids.
It's the same playbook in Detroit, Indianapolis, Sacramento, and Austin.
Teachers unions are organizing student "walkouts" where kids skip class to protest immigration enforcement.
Portland's Ivy Public Montessori School had elementary students holding anti-ICE signs on the playground during school hours.
The American Federation of Teachers held a national webinar exploiting a five-year-old boy in ICE custody to push their "abolish ICE" agenda.
The St. Paul Federation of Educators made workshop signs claiming "St. Paul kindergarteners are afraid of ICE."
These aren't isolated incidents.
This is coordinated.
The National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers are running a nationwide operation to sabotage Trump's deportation of illegal aliens.
They're using children as weapons.
Portland has been ground zero since protests at the ICE facility started last June.
Federal agents have deployed crowd control weapons repeatedly over eight months as mobs try to storm the building.
Democrat Governor Tina Kotek called Trump's enforcement a "horrific abuse of authority."
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson demanded ICE agents "ask yourselves why you have gassed children."
But nobody's asking why teachers brought children to a riot in the first place.
The unions showed up in gas masks and riot gear knowing tear gas was coming.
They positioned kids at the front because crying children make better propaganda than masked Antifa militants getting what they deserve.
Teachers unions claim they exist to protect children and improve education.
The reality is they're left-wing activist organizations that use kids as political props.
For decades, they've fought school choice while trapping poor children in failing government schools.
During COVID, union bosses demanded schools stay closed — then sent their own kids to private schools.
Radical gender ideology and critical race theory got pushed into classrooms over parents' objections.
Now elementary students are being dragged to violent confrontations with federal law enforcement.
Red state governors are watching.
Teachers unions handed them everything they need to strip away collective bargaining rights.
Florida, Texas, and other states are already moving legislation to break union power over education.
The same teachers who lecture kids about "safety" and "protecting vulnerable communities" just used children as shields against federal agents, filmed it, and bragged about it on social media.
Trump won a mandate to secure the border and deport illegal aliens.
Teachers unions are waging war against that mandate by weaponizing children.
Since Charlie Kirk's assassination on September 10, Trump designated Antifa as a terrorist organization.
Attorney General Bondi is investigating Soros-funded networks coordinating left-wing violence.
Teachers unions just showed the country they're part of that network.
This is terrorism disguised as activism.
Sources:
- Mia Cathell, "Teachers unions lead Portland uprisings against ICE with children present," Washington Examiner, February 3, 2026.
- Taylor Griggs, "Portland Officials Condemn ICE After Federal Agents Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters and Children," Portland Mercury, February 1, 2026.
- "Portland, Oregon, Mayor Calls for ICE to Leave After Children Are Tear-Gassed," GV Wire, February 2, 2026.
- "Union workers protest ICE at Portland facility; City leaders decry use of tear gas," KPTV, January 31, 2026.
- "Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas," The Spokesman-Review, January 31, 2026.
