Trump, No Kings and Oregon
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Three men from Oregon are facing federal charges in connection with two separate incidents involving violence or property damage during or near protest activity in Eugene and South Portland, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Gresham man accused of striking officer with stake during South Portland riot
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the ICE facility Saturday afternoon and evening. Portland police declared it a riot.
“Portland has not requested and does not require the intervention of the National Guard,” Wilson said in the statement. He noted that National Guard members and U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles under the order of helping ICE and protest management have only inflamed tensions in that city.
The Portland Police Bureau says they have made 20 total arrests related to incidents at the ICE building since last Wednesday, when protests at the site began.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek voiced her disapproval of the federal administration's focus on certain Democratic cities, following several days of anti-immigration protests in Oregon. "I don't take kindly to the fact that the federal administration is picking on particular cities,
On Saturday, the ‘No Kings’ movement organized protests across the country, including five cities in Central Oregon.
Around 2,000 protests were planned on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump. Large crowds turned out in cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – and in smaller communities in traditionally conservative areas.
Thousands peacefully gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration as part of a nationwide 'No Kings' protest in nearly 2,000 locations.
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Latin Times on MSNProtestors Gassed Outside Oregon ICE Facility Following 'No Kings' MarchTensions boiled over outside Portland's ICE facility Saturday night as federal agents tear-gassed protesters following the "No Kings" march.
A protest outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Oregon has been declared a riot by the Portland Police Bureau.