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Friday, Jan. 30, is being billed as a “National Shutdown,” as organizers protest federal immigration enforcement and demand no new funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The day included a peaceful protest in Springfield, a car caravan to the Lane Events Center, with another rally there, and a protest erupting in the evening at the Eugene Federal Building, with flash-bang stun grenades and tear gas being deployed.
The protest comes on the heel of a demonstration Tuesday that resulted in federal officers using chemical irritants and detaining temporarily at least seven activists…