Ethan Harrison, another protester, said they were putting themselves in the way of deportations.
“The purpose is to not just say ‘sanctuary’ but to make actual moves with our bodies, with our time, to prevent people from being detained, to prevent people from being deported,” they said.
Portland and other sanctuary cities have increasingly become areas of conflict between activists and federal agents who work with ICE. President Trump has said he wants to increase deportations of people who are in the country illegally.
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So apparently the tape covering their arms were covering pipe locking their hands together — that pipe needed to be cut, hence the hoods and earmuffs
UPDATE at 5:30 p.m.: At least three protesters have been arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers, according to reports by Portland Mercury reporter Doug Brown.
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Protesters lined up Wednesday afternoon in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Southwest Portland, with several taping their arms together and blocking a bus taking undocumented immigrants to a Tacoma detention center.
A few dozen protesters stood outside the building, chanting and singing as security guards and employees looked on from inside. A small group of Department of Homeland Security officers and Portland police officers stood by.
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