@theoregonian: About 400 people marched from a park in South Portland to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building to protest the possibility of National Guard troops being deployed in the city. Protesters included people of all ages, including several families with children and retirees with walkers. Some came with bikes or dogs. One wore an axolotl costume, another a full pumpkin suit. People held flowers and onlookers rang handbells and honked as the protesters marched. As protesters arrived at the ICE facility and stood next to its driveway, federal agents marched out and faced off with protesters. Some time later, as people chanted, a larger group of federal officers clad in gas masks marched into the crowd and started pushing some of the protesters. They pointed nonlethal guns that sprayed pepper balls into the crowd and threw tear gas canisters. The federal officers threw several protesters down to the ground, the crowd around them screaming in distress. #portland #ice

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Saturday 04 October 2025 22:00:59 GMT