‘No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!’ Anti-ICE protests turn ugly in Portland as federal officers warn crowd: ‘If you trespass on federal property with a weapon, you will be arrested’
- Dozens of protesters gathered at an ICE facility in Portland on Saturday night
- Video posted on social media showed the crowd chanting: ‘No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!’
- An unlawful assembly was declared at 10pm with crowds ordered to disperse
- Federal Protective Service officers were seen deploying tear gas
Protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland turned ugly on Saturday night as federal authorities threatened mass arrests for trespassing.
Video posted on Twitter showed the crowd chanting: ‘No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!’
Officers with the Federal Protective Service, a branch within the Department of Homeland Security, declared an unlawful assembly at about 10pm and ordered protesters to disperse.
‘If you trespass on federal property with a weapon … you will be arrested,’ a recording warned the crowd before officers began deploying tear gas.
This is a developing story.
Protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland turned ugly on Saturday night as federal authorities threatened mass arrests for trespassing. Video posted on social media showed the crowd chanting: ‘No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!’