Portland, anti-ICE and nude cycling
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As President Trump continues to smear Portland as a "war-torn" city, Rep. Maxine Dexter says that the reality on the ground is vastly different. She also encourages residents to keep protesting peacefully,
The president has taken aim at some of the country’s largest Democratic-run cities, sending in federal officers and, in some cases, the US military to aid immigration enforcement and root out what he calls rampant crime.
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
Portland, Oregon, has been a focal point in President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to quell opposition to ICE activity in blue cities.
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Judge sets hearing to discuss possible extension of order barring Oregon National Guard in Portland
Oregon U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut has scheduled an 11 a.m. phone conference for Wednesday to discuss whether she should extend her temporary restraining order barring President Donald Trump’s federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops in Portland for another two weeks.
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Portland considers adopting policies to protect residents from 'aggressive federal overreach'
The Protect Portland Initiative, modeled after Chicago's policy, would lay out city responses to the federal government's use of law enforcement and military force.
The Oregon Republican Party on Sunday published posts on its social media accounts welcoming the planned deployment of California’s National Guard to Portland. The posts included an image that appeared to show a chaotic protest scene,
President Trump on Sunday sent 300 California National Guard troops to Portland defying a federal order blocking the move – as Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to sue over the move.
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Oregon Music Hall of Fame ceremony, FashioNXT among Portland weekend events
Portugal. The Man, Casey Neill and Modest Mouse are among the artists being inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. The ceremony will also include performances, some from acts who are being honored this year. When: Sunday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Where: Moda Center, 1 N Center Ct St, Portland, OR 97227
Portland has hosted annual naked bike rides since 2004 as a statement on cyclists' rights, body positivity and a protest against fossil fuel companies. The event draws thousands of cyclists to the streets where they bare it all. In Oregon, public nudity is legally considered a form of protest.
The DHS secretary said ICE officers told her Portland police cheered on "rioters." Portland's police chief called the claim "an abhorrent allegation."