Overview

• The Cottonwood School completed an emergency move to the former Bridges Middle School building more than a mile from its previous campus.
• Administrators reported daily discoveries of munitions on the playground and evening footage of green gases enveloping the school’s garden.
• Officials said declining enrollment followed months of nearby clashes, contributing to the decision to leave the site next to the ICE complex.
• Portland’s government acknowledged reports of pepper balls, pepper spray, and smoke grenades and described steps to prevent contamination of waterways.
• Activists documented canisters labeled CS and colored smoke while ICE did not provide on-the-record answers about the agents used or their health impacts.