Candlelight vigil held outside ICE facility in Portland as protests continue

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A candlelight vigil was held outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Wednesday evening amid ongoing protests.

The gathering outside the federal building on South Macadam Avenue is to honor people who have been arrested by ICE. A community altar was created with flowers, photos and artwork as part of the event, which began at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.

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This comes after ICE arrested two vineyard workers out of Newberg earlier this month, including a business owner with no criminal record, Moises Sotelo.

Several other asylum-seekers were arrested by ICE agents outside a Portland Immigration Courthouse this month…

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