Posted on 06/19/2025 12:14:01 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Federal agents used non-lethal munitions to shut down a large group of protesters who tried to block law enforcement vehicles from entering and exiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday night.
The chaotic scenes unfolded when agents deployed rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd who had swarmed the compound, according to video captured by Turning Point USA’s Frontlines.
It was the latest in a series of protests outside the ICE building in the sanctuary city which have raged for about a week and a half.
Hundreds of mostly masked protesters had marched on the streets before sunset, some holding signs reading "Nobody is illegal on stolen land" and "Protect immigrants and refugees." Several were wearing keffiyehs, a symbol often associated with left-wing protest movements.
They then gathered outside the Macadam Avenue building and could be seen trying to block the entrance.
As nighttime fell, tensions escalated and protesters rolled a dumpster in front of the ICE entrance, prompting a barrage of non-lethal blast balls being fired by law enforcement on a rooftop, per the video.
Despite multiple warnings to disperse, the protesters refused to leave. Officers in riot gear then advanced, firing munitions while tear gas filled the air, forcing the group to eventually retreat. Homeland Security cited the need to clear the area so several government vehicles could exit safely.
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Very.
Shining lasers? That calls for bullets of lead, not rubber.
Confidential to protestors: try that in Florida.
Good grief Trump, what the heck will it take for you to take the gloves off and give Antifa the LONG overdue A$$ kicking they deserve? The American people have flat out had it with these extremists. And clearly, they had anywhere from a medium to large part of responsibility for the stolen 2020 election, along with destroying Portland Oregon, Seattle WA etc. Even though these places are blue states, normal Americans live here too.
Federal agents cleared the streets and arrested everyone they could. What exactly are you advocating that they do instead?
Where’s the friggin water-cannons?
“Federal agents cleared the streets and arrested everyone they could. What exactly are you advocating that they do instead?”
Arrest more rioters. There were hundreds there; five were arrested.
After the peaceful protest ends and the riot begins, order the mob to disperse. Throw out a big net for those that defy the order to disperse.
Let the federal felony charges work their way through the court system. Lawyers will get rich and college educated women will get smarter.
‘Federal agents cleared the streets and arrested everyone they could’
The local pd and judicial system won’t do anything with the antifa or protesters.
If there ever is rioting, the police may detain rioters... but the d.a. will let them go without charges.
I don’t even think there are any portland pd in the area trying to keep antifa - and that’s who these were, from vandalizing the facility.
The action that is being reported, is from federal officers that are at the facility to defend it. They don’t have authority right now to go out into the community and do anything about antifa specifically.
“ Good grief Trump, what the heck will it take for you to take the gloves off and give Antifa the LONG overdue A$$ kicking they deserve?”
Ask gov. Kotex, waxface Wyden and moron Merkley……..they are the ones f’ing up Oregon. Democrats have been kept in office via election criminality’s for decades!
Damned straight !
Federal charges brought by Federal prosecutors kills that.
Or "everyone they could" isn't the same as "everyone who was in the street". When they clear streets, people run, and the cops would be foolish to break formation and start running down alleys in small groups.
Exactly—and hold them in federal prisons with seven figure bails required.
Let the People restore order. Like in Iraq.
The Governor could have called out the militia. All the state employees could have stayed home. Public insurance policies could take a breather saving the taxpayers funds.
Rioting is older than America. So is the solution.
When the people restore order there’s no question who is in charge.
If that's what you meant, then why not just say that? And if that isn't what you meant...then I have no idea what you meant.
That’s the way it’s done!
“...and just shooting everyone” That’s Leftist slander.
Get LOST creep
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