A riot was declared outside Portland’s Justice Center early today, with protesters ordered to clear the area immediately or face arrest and riot “control agents” including tear gas and “impact weapons”
A riot was declared outside Portland’s Justice Center early on Thursday, with protesters ordered to clear the area immediately or face arrest and riot “control agents” including tear gas and “impact weapons,” as a federal crackdown on anti-racism protesters in the city intensifies.... [+]KEY FACTS
The bureau added: “Failure to adhere to this order may subject you to arrest or citation, or riot control agents, including, but not limited to, tear gas and/or impact weapons.” It comes after a group of mothers protesting federal agents in the city took to the streets for a fourth night, to voice their opposition to the Trump Administration's move to deploy federal agents to the city to intervene in the anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.
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