'No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!' Violent anti-ICE protests continue in Portland after Biden inauguration as Seattle police chief vows to get tough on left-wing vandals
- Dozens of protesters gathered at an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night
- Video posted on social media showed the crowd chanting: 'No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!'
- Officers with the Federal Protective Service declared an unlawful assembly at 10pm
- Protesters who resisted orders to disperse were targeted with tear gas and flash bangs in the streets
- The same ICE building was targeted by 200 Antifa protesters last Wednesday after Joe Biden's inauguration
- Meanwhile Seattle's interim police chief Adrian Diaz announced a new policy for arresting and prosecuting people who vandalize during protests
- Biden's team have said they are monitoring the unrest but have not announced a plan to address it
Protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland turned ugly on Saturday night as federal authorities threatened mass arrests for trespassing.
Dramatic videos posted on Twitter showed the crowd chanting: 'No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!'
Officers with the Federal Protective Service, a branch within the Department of Homeland Security, declared an unlawful assembly at about 10pm and ordered protesters to disperse.
'If you trespass on federal property with a weapon, you will be arrested,' a recording warned the crowd before officers began deploying tear gas and flash bangs.
It marked the four-straight day of protests in the city since Joe Biden's inauguration as demonstrators make it clear that a new Democratic administration will not stop their campaign for social justice.
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Protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland turned ugly on Saturday night as federal authorities threatened mass arrests for trespassing
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