Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked a road outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that at least seven demonstrators faced arrest, and two were released hours later. Portland police detained two additional individuals that day, and one carried a can of chemical spray and a collapsible metal baton. A federal judge blocked National Guard deployment in Portland pending further arguments in a lawsuit filed by the state and city.
President Donald Trump authorized National Guard dispatch to Chicago on Saturday after border patrol officers were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Federal agents shot and wounded a female driver who possessed a gun, and officials confirmed the incident. A protest outside an ICE processing facility in Broadview, near Chicago, escalated into clashes with police hours later. Several arrests occurred as demonstrations against the administration's immigration crackdown continued across multiple cities.
President Donald Trump authorized National Guard dispatch to Chicago on Saturday after border patrol officers were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Federal agents shot and wounded a female driver who possessed a gun, and officials confirmed the incident. A protest outside an ICE processing facility in Broadview, near Chicago, escalated into clashes with police hours later. Several arrests occurred as demonstrations against the administration's immigration crackdown continued across multiple cities.
