Portland mayor demands ICE leave city after federal agents teargas protesters

Following a weekend protest in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Keith Wilson demanded that ICE leave the city after federal agents used teargas, pepper balls, and rubber bullets on demonstrators, including children, outside an ICE facility. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as agents dispersed the crowd, which the mayor characterized as largely peaceful and non-threatening. The Portland fire bureau provided medical assistance at the scene, while police monitored the protest without making arrests. The Portland demonstration was one of many nationwide protesting the Trump administration's immigration policies. In response, President Trump stated that local law enforcement should police protests but instructed Homeland Security to protect federal property, authorizing ICE and Border Patrol to be "very forceful."

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