Portland police clear occupiers from encampment at ICE headquarters
Updated 10:28 AM; Posted 10:28 AM
Portland police Wednesday morning cleared the last remaining protesters from an encampment at the Southwest Portland offices of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
About a dozen protesters had remained at the headquarters in South Waterfront after the camp five weeks ago was created by demonstrators saying they were acting against the immigration policies of the Trump administration.
Police released a statement about 4:30 a.m. saying Portland officers were assisting in cleaning up the Occupy ICE Camp near Southwest Macadam Avenue and Bancroft Street.
The city had warned remaining campers Monday night that they needed to leave or face arrest after Tuesday.
Most occupiers, which at the camp's height numbered in the hundreds, had left over the past few weeks.
Police Wednesday morning taped off the area around the ICE headquarters and closed the intersection. About a dozen protesters initially remained, standing at the intersection of Lowell Street and Moody Avenue. By 6:30 a.m., only about five were still at the scene.
Police said protesters were subject to citation or arrest for charges including trespassing, illegal camping on public property and illegal structures on public property. The police statement said its explosives unit and Portland Fire & Rescue personnel were present as precautions.
Shortly after 6 a.m., Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw held a news conference at the site.
She said police have received 76 calls during the encampment and have responded to 41 of them. She also said the roads near the ICE headquarters were needed for access to medical facilities in the area.
Outlaw also said the camp posed fire and biomedical hazards.
"We knew we had to get ahead of it before it spiraled out of control," she said.
Outlaw said after bringing those reasons to Mayor Ted Wheeler, he then "fully supported" clearing the camp of occupiers.
The occupation began five weeks ago, when protesters set up a makeshift camp at the building and have been there around the clock since. They said their intention is to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating children and parents who are detained after border crossings and seek the abolishment of ICE.
The field office closed for days because protesters blocked its entrances. Several demonstrators were detained and charged with misdemeanors when federal police moved to reopen the building. Protesters carried on, with tensions between their ranks and federal officers flaring up on occasion.
Demonstrations came to a head last week, when members of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group came to the campsite and argued with protesters. Three demonstrators were arrested at the time for crossing police lines and preventing access to the building.
A faction of protesters left voluntarily Monday, Eudaly said. Wheeler encouraged others to follow suit.
Wheeler said he supports protesters' cause, but believes the camp-out demonstration is no longer "sustainable."
"To all demonstrators: I urge you to keep up this effort," Wheeler said. He added that he believes it is time to for protesters to "move on" and focus on changing immigration policy, rather than camping at the ICE field office.
Contract workers began cleaning the campsite about 8 a.m. They planned to collect items of "obvious utility and value" left behind. The bureau will store the items, and people can claim any belongings until Sept. 1, 2018 by contacting Pacific Patrol Services at 503-595-3440.
The action shut down numerous streets as the morning commute began, including:
Bancroft is closed between Macadam and Bond Avenue. Moody is closed between Bancroft and Lowell. Bond is closed at Bancroft.
-- The Oregonian/OregonLive
July 25, 2018, 10:57 AM
RAMIUS
July 25, 2018, 11:36 AM
AJM
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman: Maybe Philly learned something from the months-long Occupy Philadelphia protest camp outside City Hall 2011-2012 ...
Rizzo's crew would have swatted these punks into blood and stitches ...
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July 25, 2018, 11:50 AM
Shaql
That punk slap outta be an animated gif with some pithy statement!
Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed.
July 25, 2018, 12:08 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Horses are more useful than bicycles for clearing. Maybe that is the next level. Two jeeps with barbed wire strung between them traveling down the street is pretty effective. I thought the cops showed restraint.
July 25, 2018, 12:22 PM
lkdr1989
Here's the gif:
quote:
Originally posted by Shaql: That punk slap outta be an animated gif with some pithy statement!
...let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. Luke 22:35-36 NAV
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves." Matthew 10:16 NASV
July 25, 2018, 12:50 PM
x0225095
They had a runner but no K9 ??
If it weren’t for that, I’d give it a 10.
0:01
July 25, 2018, 08:01 PM
cas
The only line umbrella boy missed was "...you damn dirty apes!"
_____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911.
July 25, 2018, 08:50 PM
Sig209
For a civilized society to exist we must first have order and security.
These cops were restoring it.
Bravo!
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Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
July 25, 2018, 10:46 PM
HCM
quote:
Originally posted by Sigmund: I thought I had read Portland PD was not allowed to assist ICE dealing with these morons, but I was wrong.
The link has some still photos of the dump plus a video of the police chief's statement.
Portland police clear occupiers from encampment at ICE headquarters
Updated 10:28 AM; Posted 10:28 AM
Portland police Wednesday morning cleared the last remaining protesters from an encampment at the Southwest Portland offices of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
About a dozen protesters had remained at the headquarters in South Waterfront after the camp five weeks ago was created by demonstrators saying they were acting against the immigration policies of the Trump administration.
Police released a statement about 4:30 a.m. saying Portland officers were assisting in cleaning up the Occupy ICE Camp near Southwest Macadam Avenue and Bancroft Street.
The city had warned remaining campers Monday night that they needed to leave or face arrest after Tuesday.
Most occupiers, which at the camp's height numbered in the hundreds, had left over the past few weeks.
Police Wednesday morning taped off the area around the ICE headquarters and closed the intersection. About a dozen protesters initially remained, standing at the intersection of Lowell Street and Moody Avenue. By 6:30 a.m., only about five were still at the scene.
Police said protesters were subject to citation or arrest for charges including trespassing, illegal camping on public property and illegal structures on public property. The police statement said its explosives unit and Portland Fire & Rescue personnel were present as precautions.
Shortly after 6 a.m., Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw held a news conference at the site.
She said police have received 76 calls during the encampment and have responded to 41 of them. She also said the roads near the ICE headquarters were needed for access to medical facilities in the area.
Outlaw also said the camp posed fire and biomedical hazards.
"We knew we had to get ahead of it before it spiraled out of control," she said.
Outlaw said after bringing those reasons to Mayor Ted Wheeler, he then "fully supported" clearing the camp of occupiers.
The occupation began five weeks ago, when protesters set up a makeshift camp at the building and have been there around the clock since. They said their intention is to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating children and parents who are detained after border crossings and seek the abolishment of ICE.
The field office closed for days because protesters blocked its entrances. Several demonstrators were detained and charged with misdemeanors when federal police moved to reopen the building. Protesters carried on, with tensions between their ranks and federal officers flaring up on occasion.
Demonstrations came to a head last week, when members of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group came to the campsite and argued with protesters. Three demonstrators were arrested at the time for crossing police lines and preventing access to the building.
A faction of protesters left voluntarily Monday, Eudaly said. Wheeler encouraged others to follow suit.
Wheeler said he supports protesters' cause, but believes the camp-out demonstration is no longer "sustainable."
"To all demonstrators: I urge you to keep up this effort," Wheeler said. He added that he believes it is time to for protesters to "move on" and focus on changing immigration policy, rather than camping at the ICE field office.
Contract workers began cleaning the campsite about 8 a.m. They planned to collect items of "obvious utility and value" left behind. The bureau will store the items, and people can claim any belongings until Sept. 1, 2018 by contacting Pacific Patrol Services at 503-595-3440.
The action shut down numerous streets as the morning commute began, including:
Bancroft is closed between Macadam and Bond Avenue. Moody is closed between Bancroft and Lowell. Bond is closed at Bancroft.
-- The Oregonian/OregonLive
Portland PD was ordered not to assist ICE or FPS when the protestors occupied the gates and doorways of the ICE office shutting down the office.
Since DHS brought in reinforcements and cleared the protestors off federal property the protestors have remained camped out on a strip of city property next to the office.
Basically the protestors became such a nuisance and health hazard to other surrounding residents the mayor gave in and ordered the protestors cleared out.
July 26, 2018, 02:31 AM
10X-Shooter
This still makes me laugh.
July 26, 2018, 05:52 AM
Storm
Here's how you do it. Scoop the lefties up and turn them into dog food, "soylent red".
Loyalty Above All Else, Except Honor
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July 31, 2018, 09:41 AM
Sigmund
The link has some tweets from the Portland mayor that may be painful to read.
ICE union asks Portland mayor for police protection
Updated Jul 30, 8:26 PM; Posted Jul 30, 8:25 PM
by Anna Spoerre The Oregonian/OregonLive
The union that represents employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday called on Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to immediately provide law enforcement services to ICE employees.
Attorney Sean Riddell, legal representative for the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, sent a letter to the mayor's office Monday requesting a meeting with Wheeler to discuss the hands-off approach Portland police took to the OccupyICEPDX protest.
Demonstrators held a 38-day-long occupation at the facility beginning June 17 in protest to President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Riddell wrote in the letter that Wheeler's decision created "a zone of terror and lawlessness" and resulted in threats of physical violence and harassment toward ICE employees.
The letter, which was emailed to Wheeler's chief of staff around 7:30 a.m. Monday, said the union would like to avoid federal litigation, but is "prepared to protect our membership and their families."
"The Council and I assert that your current policy forbidding Portland law enforcement agencies from assisting employees of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency ("ICE") who request law enforcement assistance while at or away from work is a violation of the United States Constitution's Equal Protection Clause," Riddell wrote.
The letter went on to reference the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizens equal protection of the laws.
"Your policy of not providing police services to employees of ICE creates a class of people based upon their source of income," the letter read.
Read the full letter here.
A spokesperson for Wheeler on Monday afternoon said the mayor's legal counsel was reviewing the letter and had no further comment.
On June 20, Wheeler tweeted that he did not want Portland police involved in a conflict between protesters and ICE, adding that he believes the agency is on the wrong track.
While Riddell acknowledges Wheeler's vocal opposition to the Trump administration, "We fail to see why targeting the employees of ICE and leaving them vulnerable to violence, harassment and even death furthers a legitimate government interest," he wrote.
Portland police were involved in the final clearing of the encampment on Wednesday after Wheeler called on occupiers to disband two days prior.
Last week, the Oregonian/OregonLive reported that federal officers at the ICE facility were on the receiving end of hateful and racially-charged language from protesters during the weeks-long occupation.
"We learned a long time ago as a people that it's not appropriate to spit on a vet because we don't agree with the war he or she served in," Riddell said Monday afternoon. "This is analogous and equally unacceptable."
July 31, 2018, 11:16 AM
Edmond
If they don't agree with President Trump's immigration policies, there's a simple solution: house the illegals in your home. Provide shelter, food, medical and education for them. Wouldn't that be more productive than these childish "protests"? I don't see too many putting their money where their mouth is but then again, convincing mommy and daddy to let Jose and his 8 kids move into the basement with you probably isn't going to go over very well.
