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Hundreds of protesters gathered Wednesday evening in downtown Eugene to rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Lane County and around the nation.
The protest, which was announced Tuesday on social media by local Socialist groups, began at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza in front of the Lane County Courthouse at E 8th Avenue and Oak Street. After speeches by local community members, the large group marched in the street three blocks east to the United States Courthouse, stopping traffic along the way.
There, they stood on the steps in front of the courthouse and chanted loudly against ICE activity in Oregon…