Portland Mayor Demands ICE Exit After Tear Gas
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Portland, Ore. — Mayor Keith Wilson demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave the city after federal agents used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets on a crowd of demonstrators outside an ICE facility on Saturday. Witnesses and local reporters said thousands marched and the crowd included children; one former reporter described parents fleeing and treating children affected by gas. The mayor called the daytime demonstration peaceful and urged ICE staff to resign, while local outlets reported use of flash-bang devices and munitions. Federal authorities have not issued a statement. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.
Timeline of Events
- Saturday: Demonstrators, including families, gather outside Portland's South Waterfront ICE facility.
- Saturday: Federal agents deploy tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets; some outlets report flash-bang use.
- Saturday: Witnesses and a former reporter describe parents and children being affected and fleeing.
- Same weekend: Mayor Keith Wilson issues a public statement demanding ICE leave and urging resignations.
- Following days: Multiple outlets republish AP reporting, local papers expand accounts, and public scrutiny increases.
- Articles Published:
- 6
- Right Leaning:
- 0
- Left Leaning:
- 2
- Neutral:
- 4
- Distribution:
- Left 33%, Center 67%, Right 0%
Local advocacy groups, civil-rights organizations and political figures pushing for scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement benefited from increased public attention and media coverage of the confrontation.
Protest participants, families with children present and local community trust in federal-local law enforcement relations suffered immediate harm from chemical exposure and heightened tensions after the incident.
Coverage of Story:
From Left
Mayor of Portland, Ore., demands ICE leave city after federal agents gas protesters
The Philadelphia Inquirer Los Angeles TimesFrom Center
Portland Mayor Demands ICE Exit After Tear Gas
My Northwest Winnipeg Free Press The Columbian The HillFrom Right
No right-leaning sources found for this story.
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