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Hundreds of people gathered in Portland’s South Park Blocks downtown Friday afternoon to draw attention to May Day, as rallies unfolded across the state and the nation. Organizers urged people to avoid school,
After a day of demonstrations across the city, hundreds of protesters converged on the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue to confront immigration authorities.
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Portland police said they would be making “targeted arrests," saying officers had observed criminal activity in the crowd.
Portland police said there were more than 20 protesters in the downtown hotel lobby, most of whom left when asked. Eight who remained were arrested for trespassing.
The court’s ruling eliminates restrictions imposed by two federal judges in Oregon that strictly limited when federal officers could use tear gas on crowds outside the facility.
Crowds gathered nationwide for a third coordinated protest, with demonstrations reportedly to be largely peaceful, despite clashes in some cities.
Hundreds gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday in protest after authorities said federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital.