Portland rioters barricade door and set fire to ICE building with federal agents inside: 'Burn the precinct to the ground!'



The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland was vandalized and set on fire late Saturday night. Videos show federal agents reacting by firing crowd control munitions at the crowd of black bloc rioters in Oregon's most populated city.

Shortly before midnight, nearly 100 black bloc demonstrators gathered at the ICE building in Portland for a planned protest, according to independent journalist Grace Morgan.

(Content Warning: Graphic video):

I’m at the ICE facility in Portland OR, for a big planned protest. So far close to 100 black bloc have gathered and… https://t.co/EBGnxWtdSe
— Grace Morgan (@Grace Morgan)1618114429.0

The ICE building was vandalized with graffiti, including "DHS murders." Agitators barricaded the front door of the building with a chain link fence.

Parts of the fence around the ICE facility in Portland OR have been dismantled by protesters & laid against the mai… https://t.co/DYS0vh3uZb
— Grace Morgan (@Grace Morgan)1618120383.0

Someone put a traffic cone on the security camera to prevent the rioters from being identified. Fireworks were launched at the ICE building.

Antifa now shooting Roman Candles at the ICE Building https://t.co/BRqiTMPJsB
— 🐺FVCK MLB🐺 (@🐺FVCK MLB🐺)1618119227.0

Video shared by BlazeTV personality Elijah Schaffer showed rioters set the front of the ICE building on fire.

Far left Antifa extremists attempted to burn down a federal building in Portland, againWaiting patiently for the… https://t.co/CKGgyCi1NO
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1618127676.0

Footage posted by Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo showed federal agents attempting to get out of the building, but the barricade prevented them from exiting. Law enforcement was forced to exit out of the rear of the building.

Last night, #antifa in Portland barricaded the front of the @ICEgov building. They then set it on fire while federa… https://t.co/coiA3rbW6z
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1618146973.0


Watch the moment federal officers rushed out to respond after #antifa set the @ICEgov facility on fire last night.… https://t.co/cuLjPrRuOe
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1618147201.0

"An #antifa gives the #BLM fist salute while the crowd cheers on the burning of the @ICEgov Portland facility last night," Ngo wrote on Twitter. "Officers were trapped inside when antifa set the building on fire."

The mob chanted, "Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground!"

“Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground”An #antifa gives the #BLM fist salute while the crowd ch… https://t.co/1BaxztbUhR
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1618147369.0

Federal agents fired crowd control munitions, including pepper balls, on the mob outside the ICE building.

ICE agents have come out to face off with protesters in order to put the fire out. #Portland #PDX #ICE https://t.co/Vm8xOBlkha
— Independent Media PDX (@Independent Media PDX)1618125214.0


Portland ICE facility https://t.co/wrvFF1iUHE
— Grace Morgan (@Grace Morgan)1618123861.0

One black bloc member challenged a Department of Homeland Security officer to a fistfight.

“Let’s go, bitch”After officers rushed out from back of the @ICEgov facility to put out the fires on the building… https://t.co/oYTx3RUiMf
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1618148519.0

The Portland Police Bureau did not mention Saturday night's unrest and did not announce any arrests regarding the riot.

Despite President Joe Biden succeeding Donald Trump as president, protests and riots have been occurring regularly in Portland. Last month, violence erupted at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, which was also set ablaze.

There has been a soaring crime rate in Portland, and city council members responded by planning to use unarmed park rangers to combat gun violence.

'Widespread destruction to businesses' in Portland by violent black bloc vandals



Destructive saboteurs purposely damaged at least two dozen businesses in Portland on Friday night. The Portland Police Bureau declared that the night of civil unrest resulted in "widespread destruction to businesses in Hollywood neighborhood."

The Portland Police Bureau stated that a "group of nearly 50 people gathered" and then "vandalized many businesses including many small businesses in their path." The vandals were "dressed in all black and seen wearing helmets and carrying umbrellas."

Tonight, a separate group of nearly 50 people gathered at NE Halsey St and NE 52nd Ave before moving to NE 43rd Ave… https://t.co/G8qgD4zfNq
— Portland Police (@Portland Police)1605942662.0

Police found that the violent black bloc anarchists "vandalized and destroyed private property in both Downtown and Northeast Portland." The rioting group also vandalized the Mexican Consulate.

This evening, a group gathered outside the Mexican Consulate in Downtown Portland. The group was described as dress… https://t.co/xkED441uQL
— Portland Police (@Portland Police)1605938771.0

In videos of the destruction, you can hear glass being shattered as windows of storefronts are destroyed.

Portland still at it I guess, breaking windows on what I'm sure is corporate buildings only. https://t.co/yMH70FZjMw
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1605937773.0

The anti-cop acronym A.C.A.B., which stands for "All Cops Are Bastards," was spray-painted on numerous stores. Banks and a Whole Foods were targeted

(Content Warning: Explicit language)

Portland building damage from the "Trans Day of Rage" (Whole Foods)(BehindEnemyLinesNews Twitch) https://t.co/RUQYmr9vrZ
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1605939048.0


Whole Foods windows damaged on NE Sandy Blvd. #koin6news #Oregon #Portland #pdx #pnw https://t.co/XwssT8DBTa
— Jennifer Dowling (@Jennifer Dowling)1605939798.0


Windows also broken at Chase. #koin6news #pdx #pnw #Oregon #Portland https://t.co/ieWCN1cGxJ
— Jennifer Dowling (@Jennifer Dowling)1605940118.0


Portland Bank of America(BehindEnemyLinesNews Twitch: https://t.co/7KhdKsknN8) https://t.co/n7HIT0JD94
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1605941475.0


Glass door smashed at the Wells Fargo. #koin6news #pdx #pnw #Oregon #Portland https://t.co/uoZ3hXImmG
— Jennifer Dowling (@Jennifer Dowling)1605940454.0

The vandals also spray-painted "Black Trans-Lives Matter," "Gentifiers," and sent a message to the Portland mayor by writing: "F*** Ted Wheeler."

There is a group of antifa in black bloc smashing up numerous businesses again in Portland. They announced their ga… https://t.co/WN0gNMR6sp
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1605937908.0

Portland police officers were dispatched to the area. Despite the widespread destruction, no arrests were made.

Also on Friday night, a UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint and kidnapped in Northeast Portland. While the UPS driver was delivering packages, four suspects approached him. One pointed a gun at him and the other three duct-taped his wrists.

The thieves heisted the UPS truck and put the UPS driver in a light-colored Honda. "After a short distance, the suspects stopped, stole packages from the truck, released the driver and took off in their Honda. The driver was not hurt," as reported by KOIN-TV.

On Thursday in Portland, there were tense confrontations between Black Lives Matter militants and police.

There have been regular, near-nightly protests and riots in Portland since late May, following the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody.

'Shut the f*** up, b***h!': Black Lives Matter militant gets in cop's face amid Portland street showdowns



There were some nasty scenes going down Thursday on the streets of Portland, Oregon, as Black Lives Matter militants faced off with supporters of police — and officers trying to keep the peace as well.

What are the details?

In one interaction caught on cellphone video, a Black Lives Matter activist — apparently a woman — tells off a male officer using decidedly profane language.

Holding her arm outward and touching the cop's chest, the white BLM militant gets furious at the officer: "Step the f*** back, ugly! S**t! You can't run up on people like that!" Then as he engages in the friendly chat, the militant shouts, "Shut the f*** up, bitch!"

After the militant turns and walks away, she shoves the arm of a black man recording the proceedings on cellphone — and he's justifiably annoyed that she apparently can get away with such an act while he insists he'd be charged with a crime if he did the same thing.

Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):

“Shut the f— up, bitch!”BLM activist curses out @PortlandPolice sergeant at downtown antifa protest. https://t.co/8yvxtH9RTC
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1605838475.0

More to the story

As it turns out, a longer video that precedes the latter outburst shows the white BLM militant with an angry, tearful black woman who complains to police that she was called the N-word and that such an act is a "hate crime."

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @SCATSOTS

Things heat up considerably when the officer — who gets the face-full of abuse from the white BLM militant in the latter video — informs the black woman that being called the N-word is not a crime.

"It should be, though!" the black woman yells back.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @SCATSOTS

As the officer and the black woman continue to interact, the white BLM militant tells the cop, "Shut the f*** up! You're speaking beyond your limits, bro!" The cop ignores the slight and encourages both of them to go home.

As the black woman and the officer move closer to each other's faces, the white BLM militant repeatedly says, "Stop walking up on her, sir!" and tells other cops, "Hey! Get your man off of her! He is touching her!"

Content warning: Racial slurs and profanity:

#Portland #PDX*language warning*Several are being cited by @PortlandPolice for failure to disperse.The woman wh… https://t.co/FoC2FVa79U
— Shane B. Murphy (@Shane B. Murphy)1605834605.0

How it all started

There's also video of what led to the latter interactions with police.

The starting point — as noted previously — was showdowns between Black Lives Matter militants and supporters of police, referred to as Back the Blue.

And in one scene, the same black woman shown in the above clip starts arguing with a white woman about the proper way to wear a mask — and the black woman tells the white woman, "Shut up, cracker! Shut up, cracker!"

With that, the white woman gets furious about being called a "cracker" and yells back at the black woman using the N-word before walking away. The crowd reacts strongly to the N-word utterance.

Content warning: Racial slurs and profanity:

**Explicit Language** Racial epithets are hurled after verbal exchange between a Black Lives Matter counter-protest… https://t.co/CUuBiHaGtA
— Independent Media PDX (@Independent Media PDX)1605836823.0

Antifa bro smashes up Portland church — so now it's forced to close shelter, halt homeless program that provides meals to hundreds daily



The surveillance video says it all.

A homeless person is curled up Wednesday night on the sidewalk outside the doors of St. Andre Bessette Church in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Image source: Saint Andre Bessette video screenshot

Then into the camera frame comes a marching group of black-clad Antifa militants.

One of them approaches the area where the homeless person is curled up, pays no attention to the individual, and proceeds to the task at hand: Busting up the church's doors and windows.

Image source: Saint Andre Bessette video screenshot

He then pathetically holds open the busted out door, presumably to let his comrades inside to do their usual ransacking and pillaging — but they ignore him as the terrified homeless person runs off.

Image source: Saint Andre Bessette video screenshot

Finally, one of his buddies armed with a black umbrella has to pry the thug away.

Image source: Saint Andre Bessette video screenshot

All in a night's work, eh?

What happened next?

Unfortunately, because of the extensive damage to the doors and windows, the church leader who filed the police report told officers the church was forced to close its shelter and halt homeless services for the foreseeable future because staff can't safely open or close the building's doors. St. Andre Bessette serves several hundred people a day, providing shelter, meals and other services to homeless individuals, police added.

"The act of one person has prevented us from providing for hundreds of people."Surveillance video shows crowd mar… https://t.co/4hGx08jaUQ
— Jacquelyn Abad (@Jacquelyn Abad)1604614528.0

"Until I can get the building secured, everything's coming to a stop," Father Tom Gaughan told KGW-TV. "So, there's hundreds of people that we would normally give out food to, and we're not gonna be able to because of this."

Gaughan added to the station that he didn't know how long it would take to make the building safe. St. Andre Bessette is a Catholic church.

Windows broken at this church. #koin6news #pdx #pnw #Oregon #PortlandProtests #Protest https://t.co/2PVkKKwHZ3
— Jennifer Dowling (@Jennifer Dowling)1604544734.0

Gaughan added to KOIN-TV that he's also suspending church services, including mass, until the building is secured — and that, for now, mass will be livestreamed on Facebook.

"We ask for everyones prayers for peace in our streets which is so long overdue and pray for our sisters and brothers who call the streets and shelters home," Gaughan also told KOIN. "Because the act of one person has prevented us from providing for hundreds of people over the course of a week."

What did public officials have to say?

Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese condemned those who damaged not just to the church but other downtown buildings as well: "Last night's criminal activity targeting the Downtown Portland neighborhood was reprehensible and impacts all Oregonians. The loss of shelter beds due to violence and vandalism comes at a time when we desperately need safe space for vulnerable individuals to seek refuge from a pandemic and colder, rainier weather. This hurts the community's efforts to get people off the streets and connected to the crucial resources they need."

Gov. Kate Brown condemned the "self-styled anarchist protesters, some armed" who "marched downtown last night, with no discernible goal other than to cause violence and vandalism," KOIN reported.

She added that they "shattered the windows of a church that feeds Oregonians in need, a women-owned and operated business that raises money for immigrant and women's rights, and many other storefronts. Indiscriminate destruction solves nothing. These are acts of privilege."

Rioters damage church, shops in downtown Portlandyoutu.be

Oregon governor finally activates National Guard to counter violent riots in Portland



The Oregon National Guard was called into Portland after violent riots erupted in the city on Wednesday night. A riot was declared by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office around 7 p.m. after vandals caused damage in the city.

Police said there were two groups that marched through the streets of Portland, where there have been near-nightly protests and riots since George Floyd's death in late May. Protesters shouted obscenities about Portland's mayor: "F*** Ted Wheeler!"

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Antifa march through downtown Portland tonight chanting, “F— Ted Wheeler!” #antifa https://t.co/rgUzmfy2bt
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1604540125.0

Rioters smashed windows, including a business that had a sign with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote that read: "Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Protesters dressed in all black burned American flags.

The windows are still crackling- ready to fall in. #koin6news #pdx #pnw #Oregon #PortlandProtests #Protest https://t.co/hJMSrfDOkO
— Jennifer Dowling (@Jennifer Dowling)1604545533.0
American flag being burned in the same intersection we’ve been at. Officers drove by but did not stay. @fox12oregon https://t.co/kIkQytTqQY
— Brenna Kelly (@Brenna Kelly)1604547356.0

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said that a "large group of people created a significant risk to public safety." An unlawful assembly was declared, and ultimately a riot was declared by authorities. The Unified Command, which comprises the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Police, engaged protesters.

Another unlawful assembly has been declared. Unified Command begins to engage Portland protesters.… https://t.co/B5gK3qMa3e
— Independent Media PDX (@Independent Media PDX)1604558646.0
I think some chick yells out at the end of this "You're racist rapists!" at the Portland Police and National Guard… https://t.co/lotO7Qw26S
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1604559335.0

After months of violent and dangerous riots in Portland, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown finally activated the National Guard to deal with the riots.

Brown deployed 50 National Guard troops in June, but she promised that they were only in Portland as "support personnel" to "care for the injured, processing arrests, directing traffic – much as they do when they are asked to respond to wildfires."

"They will not be on the front lines making arrests or doing crowd control," Brown said. "You don't diffuse violence by having soldiers on our streets. Having soldiers on our streets around America is exactly what President Trump wants. ... I want to ensure that the public can safely raise their voices in this much-needed call for reform."

On Wednesday, the National Guard was on the ground in Portland to help police control the rioters.

The Unified Command issued a statement on the deployment of the National Guard.

"Widespread violence is occurring in Downtown Portland. In the interest of public safety, Governor Kate Brown, under advice of the Unified Command, has activated the use of the Oregon National Guard to assist local law enforcement in responding to any acts of violence, and to maintain public order and ensure community safety. Guard members are trained in crowd control and will be riding with local response teams. They are dressed in military style garb, which is their uniform Oregon National Guard members are civilian community members helping to protect us. We don't take this decision lightly. Under the Governor's Order, we continue to work together and share our resources and information to address any public safety concerns.
The National Guard was activated for the first time tonight in Portland at the #antifa riot. In the past six months… https://t.co/hg7c4AtezY
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1604555186.0
The National Guard has arrived in downtown Portland https://t.co/RamlpPyWvJ
— Mike Baker (@Mike Baker)1604550797.0
Officers from several law enforcement agencies and the National Guard are responding to antifa’s regrouped gatherin… https://t.co/qZN7TReqol
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1604558910.0

At least 10 people were arrested, including a man allegedly with a loaded rifle, as well as a man suspected to have thrown a Molotov cocktail at police officers. Police also seized gun magazines, commercial-grade fireworks, hammers, and knives.

These are some of the items law enforcement has seized tonight from custodies. Commercial grade fireworks, hammers,… https://t.co/gbBt5EgZEn
— Multnomah Co Sheriff (@Multnomah Co Sheriff)1604549970.0
Several antifa black bloc militants were detained in a parking building in downtown Portland. #PortlandRiots… https://t.co/ur2TrYbnVt
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1604554203.0

Prior to Wednesday's violence, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extended Monday's executive order calling for the Unified Command, a "joint incident command structure allowing multiple agencies to respond to election-related unrest," according to KOIN. The order was set to expire at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and will now run through 5 p.m. on Friday.

"Across the United States, elections officials are working hard to ensure that every vote is counted, and it may be several days until we know the results of this election," Brown said in a press release on Wednesday. "It's important to trust the process, and the system that has ensured free and fair elections in this country through the decades, even in times of great crisis."

Black Lives Matter protesters chain themselves together in lobby of Mayor Ted Wheeler's condo, riots erupt in Portland



A group of Black Lives Matter protesters chained themselves together inside the lobby of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's condo on Friday night. The sit-in was part of a larger demonstration outside of Wheeler's apartment, where approximately 150 people gathered to protest police brutality and racial inequality.

At around 7 p.m., approximately one dozen BLM protesters assembled inside the lobby of progressive mayor's apartment complex in the Pearl District. The group vowed to stay locked inside the lobby until Wheeler heard their demands. The group left three hours later.

The group demanded that Wheeler reduce the Portland Police Bureau budget, commit to never voting for police budget increases again, abolish the police bureau, and for the Democratic mayor to resign.

"Specifically, we demand that you and your fellow city leaders immediately develop a task force to plan for a 50% reduction of the Portland Police Bureau budget by 2021, and a complete abolition of the Portland Police Bureau by 2022, with no private or technological replacement," the Portland group demanded. "This timeline gives existing police officers ample time to find and train for alternative, meaningful work that benefits the community."

"Furthermore, we demand that the resources saved from the abolition of the Portland Police Bureau be re-invested into Black, Indigenous, and Brown communities, community-centered health and safety, and city services and programs that address the root causes of violence, crime, and inequality," the group added. "We also demand that you - with your extreme wealth, nepotistic career history, and family legacy that highlight you as a true embodiment of white supremacy - resign from your position as the Police Commisioner and Mayor of Portland."

PORTLAND: You do realize protesters are occupying mayor @tedwheeler’s apartment complex And won’t leave until he… https://t.co/1aMG4khoVT
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ELIJAH RIOT)1598686751.0
Protesters dancing in the street in front of the Portland mayor’s apartment. #blacklivesmatter #protest #pdx… https://t.co/6CDJyJfu6t
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof))1598668318.0
Three Black Lives Matter protesters have locked arms and are refusing to move from the lobby of Mayor @tedwheeler's… https://t.co/mNGS53XNFZ
— Alex Milan Tracy (@Alex Milan Tracy)1598666645.0
One of the people who chained herself inside @tedwheeler’s condo lobby is Olivia Morgan. She was arrested just two… https://t.co/XYB3rQtf59
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1598671557.0

One resident of the apartment building tried to broker a meeting between Wheeler and the protesters. David Kahn, former president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, stopped to speak to the demonstrators inside the lobby.

Kahn, who said he is a friend of the mayor, told The Oregonian he offered to set up a meeting on Monday with Wheeler, but the group declined.

"I'm certain that if he was here tonight we probably could have arranged for something, but he's not," Kahn said. "But I know for a fact that is a standing policy for him."

Tim Becker, a spokesperson for Wheeler, did not confirm whether the mayor was at his home or not.

Protesters painted bloody red handprints on the windows of the lobby and put up signs that read: "Send Teddy to the Hague."

Agitators shined lights into the windows of the apartment building, and a metal band played live music outside the condos in an effort to not allow Wheeler to get sleep. The security at the condo reportedly called police, but authorities did not respond.

A resident of the condo building allegedly threw objects at the protesters from their window or balcony.

Antifa and BLM are flashing strobe lights into @tedwheeler’s condo building in NW Portland. They’re also hosting a… https://t.co/JlX96x3tRf
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1598677290.0
Here’s the band! #BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests https://t.co/YfXQrmvCMp
— Jules Boykoff (@Jules Boykoff)1598675135.0
BREAKING VIDEO: Protesters outside the apartment building of Ted Wheeler are making sure he doesn’t sleep tonight.… https://t.co/K99d56PCRP
— Anoncat Ⓐ☂️🏴 ➐ (@Anoncat Ⓐ☂️🏴 ➐)1598672732.0
Security for @tedwheeler’s condo said a while ago they called police but no one has showed up so far. That part of… https://t.co/K2wBRbHyk6
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1598672282.0

Protesters also gathered outside of Wheeler's apartment in June. The protest was declared an unlawful assembly.

Wheeler was outside cleaning up trash in his neighborhood the next day. "I live here, and these are my neighbors," Wheeler said in June. "And I'm sure they're not very happy this morning. They're probably not very excited to be my neighbors at the moment."

Wheeler attempted to pander to far-left protesters in July, but that ended with miserably for the Democratic mayor. Agitators threw objects at him, cursed at him, called him a "f***ing fascist," and chanted: "Tear Gas Teddy!" The protest turned violent and tear gas was deployed towards the crowd, including Wheeler.

For the 93rd straight night, there were protests in Portland. On Friday night, shots were allegedly fired into the air, and nobody was hurt.

The Portland Police union building was set on fire.

"Individuals wheeled multiple dumpsters into the road and lit at least one on fire. The fire was in the road and not threatening any structures. In the interest of deescalating the situation, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers remained out of sight," the Portland Police Bureau said. "However, arsonists put some debris, including a large mattress, against the front door of the building, appeared to spray accelerant on it, and lit it on fire. The flames appeared to engulf the front door area of the building and nearly reach the roofline."

"Due to the extreme life safety concerns, the Incident Commander declared the incident a riot," they added.

Here is a shell casing on the street https://t.co/ojhNOLV3XV
— Sergio Olmos (@Sergio Olmos)1598692149.0
After occupying area outside @tedwheeler’s condo, #antifa have returned to rioting. They have shut down the street… https://t.co/KZTvAqWeug
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1598687277.0
Mattress set on fire in front of the Police Union building, it is currently uninhabited. #blacklivesmatter … https://t.co/TTOowl5Sr2
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof))1598687167.0
To those gathered outside of the Portland Police Association Office on North Lombard Street:This gathering has bee… https://t.co/FzxUVwA00w
— Portland Police (@Portland Police)1598686769.0

WATCH: Portland Rioters Overwhelm Cops, Torch Police Union Headquarters

Portland protesters, led by the “anti-Fascist” group Pacific Northwest Youth Liberation Front, threatened police and set a number of fires in the city’s downtown Saturday night, leaving Portland police to declare the demonstration a “riot.” The incidents, caught on video by reporters on the scene, marked the 52nd night of unrest in Portland. Friday night, […]

Portland protesters, led by the “anti-Fascist” group Pacific Northwest Youth Liberation Front, threatened police and set a number of fires in the city’s downtown Saturday night, leaving Portland police to declare the demonstration a “riot.”

The incidents, caught on video by reporters on the scene, marked the 52nd night of unrest in Portland.

Friday night, federal officers — members of an elite Customs and Border Protection unit moved in to assist Portland’s law enforcement officers in protecting a federal courthouse, one of the rioters’ top targets these past several months. The officers detained several of the protesters Friday night, but were largely absent Saturday night, leaving Portland police to handle the unrest alone.

‘Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon’s largest city,” Fox News reported. “The fire at the Portland Police Association building was put out a short time later, Portland police said on Twitter. The department declared the gathering a riot, and began working to clear the downtown area.”

“In North Portland, the PNW Youth Liberation Front, an organized group that has been leading demonstrations over the course of the past two months, hosted a protest to demand the abolition of the Portland Police Bureau and decry violence against people of color. After an evening gathering at Peninsula Park, marchers headed south on Interstate Avenue, stretching out for about five blocks,” Oregon Live added.

The group eventually ended up at the Portland police union headquarters. They then began tipping Dumpsters to form a barricade for themselves as they attacked the building. Two of the Dumpsters were set on fire, and protesters who breached the building eventually set two small fires inside.

By 10:45, Portland police declared the incident a “riot,” and “[a]round 11:15 p.m., police began pressing protesters to the east. Most protesters did not resist. Police took multiple people into custody,” Oregon Live reported.

Video of the protests and the subsequent fires made it on to social media quickly.

The march has arrived at the Police Union building in Northeast Portland. There are some dumpsters knocked over, but visible police presence. #blacklivesmatter  #protest #pdx #portland #oregon #blm #acab #PortlandProtest #PDXprotest #PortlandPolice pic.twitter.com/9SQzxwqrAz

— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) July 19, 2020

The Portland Police union in north Portland was broken into and set on fire by antifa rioters. A riot has been declared. pic.twitter.com/kp9JucufA3

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 19, 2020

Some protesters returned to the federal courthouse early Sunday morning to create a barricade from pieces of fencing, but police had, by then, cleared the scene.

Part of the wood protecting the courthouse in Portland has been broken and a man is trying to make the hole bigger while bashing the wall inside.

Meanwhile, people continue to bring the fencing back.

Police have still not returned. pic.twitter.com/tUew07YIgo

— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 19, 2020

Protesters and Portland city officials — and even Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — decried federal efforts to assist in handling the riots, repeating claims, first raised by demonstrators, that federal agents, without badges or insignia, were “disappearing” protesters, whisking them away in unmarked vehicles to undisclosed locations.

The CBP address those concerns on Saturday, noting that federal agents had been deployed to assist in defending the federal courthouse in Portland, but that CBP officer uniforms did bear the insignia of the Department of Homeland Security. One protester was, indeed, taken to a second location, but, CBP says, not to hide the detainment, but rather to avoid a “large” mob that was advancing on officers.

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