Oregon, Portland and ICE
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ICE arrested two more asylum seekers at Portland’s immigration courthouse on Tuesday, amid protests that have continued to escalate in front of the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue. On Tuesday night, federal agents appeared to use tear gas and flashbangs on protesters.
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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.
Trump sent federal officers into Portland to quell riots five years ago. A tired city — watching events in LA — hopes it won’t happen again.
Moises Sotelo, the owner of Novo Start Vineyard Service, was one of the two arrested. According to Sotelo’s family, he was moved to Tacoma, Washington, after spending Thursday in the ICE facility in Portland.
A man from Ecuador and another from Venezuela who were seeking asylum were arrested by ICE agents in the lobby of Portland Immigration Court on Tuesday.
The rallies are part of the latest in a series of nationwide anti-Trump protest days, this time coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade in D.C.