PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers monitoring protest activity around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on the south waterfront on Saturday confirmed that three arrests were made, as gatherings outside the facility continued during the mainly peaceful ‘No Kings’ rally.
3 Protesters Arrested in Portland Near ICE Building
After Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ peaceful marches drew tens of thousands across 50 Oregon cities and towns, PPB indicated that three people were arrested that day.
No significant incidents were reported anywhere in the state, even at Portland’s Waterfront Park, the biggest rally in Oregon, as people gathered to protest the powers exercised by President Donald Trump.
Earlier this month, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum, and Maxine Dexter sent a letter to Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem criticizing the excessive use of force by DHS federal agents that has “escalated tensions on the ground, eroded the trust between our community and law enforcement, and put our constituents in harm’s way.”…