Latest Portland anti-ICE protest prompts federal law enforcement response

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., was once again the target of protesters on Saturday night, according to news reports and posts on social media.

“No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!” the crowd chanted at one point, according to video footage from the scene that was shared online.

Law enforcement officers from the Federal Protective Service were heard declaring an “unlawful assembly” around 10 p.m. local time and ordering the crowd to leave the area. The FPS is a unit of the Department of Homeland Security.

“If you trespass on federal property with a weapon … you will be arrested,” a recording played to the crowd said.

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The federal agents were seen responding to the crowd with tear gas and other crowd-control tools.

The same ICE building was targeted Wednesday, hours after the inauguration of President Biden in Washington.

That night, some members of…

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