>Portland Mayor Condemns ICE Presence, Cites Federal Response to Protests

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Portland⁤ Mayor Demands ICE Leave City After Protestors Gassed

Portland,Oregon,Mayor Keith Wilson has demanded that U.S. Immigration and ⁤Customs Enforcement‍ (ICE) leave his city following ⁢the agency’s use of ⁢tear gas against protestors, including children, outside an ICE facility on ⁤Saturday. The incident‍ occurred during a demonstration that participants characterized as peaceful.

Protest and Use of Force

Witnesses reported⁤ that⁣ federal agents deployed tear ⁢gas, pepper balls, and rubber bullets⁣ as thousands of marchers gathered⁤ at the South Waterfront ⁢ICE facility.Erin Hoover Barnett, a former OregonLive reporter who participated⁣ in the protest, described

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