Thousands of labor union members march to South Portland ICE facility
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Key Points:
- A large protest involving at least 17 Oregon labor unions, including the Oregon Nurses Association and SEIU, marched from Elisabeth Caruthers Park to the ICE facility in South Portland, drawing thousands of participants.
- The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) monitored the event but did not deploy crowd-control munitions; federal agents near the ICE facility reportedly used irritant gas, leading to street closures and traffic disruptions.
- Protesters voiced strong opposition to ICE presence, with calls for the agency to leave and criticism of federal law enforcement actions, highlighting recent shootings by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Portland and Minneapolis.
- The protests have been ongoing since last summer, intensifying after shootings involving federal agents, with local and federal authorities
