The Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Macadam Road south of downtown Portland has become one of the best-known and most distinctive buildings in the city. When you drive by, it even looks, from all the people hanging around it, like a tourist destination.
Of course, what you see out there, most days, are protesters.
But look closer: They are various kinds of protesters. Alongside ICE “clients” (for lack of a better word), there are often a few people with clipboards are trying to assist them. And occasionally, not often, you might see an ICE agent or two…