PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Protests outside Portland’s ICE facility have been ongoing since June. Most of the activity has been peaceful, but a call to shine laser lights into the sky to ground federal helicopters that have been flying over South Portland is sparking major concerns.
An invitation to join the “event” was posted online. The organizer calls for residents to shine lasers in the direction of the helicopters on a specific date and time.
“The dangers primarily are blindness on the part of the people flying the airplanes, the pilots and the other crew members,” said Ron Magnus, a flight instructor in Washington County…