Overview
- City Councilors Tiffany Koyama Lane and Mitch Green asked protesters and residents to submit testimony as they compile evidence for investigations and potential charges.
- Mayor Keith Wilson condemned the federal response, accused agents of trampling constitutional rights, and urged ICE employees to resign.
- DHS defended federal actions as lawful measures to stop violence and blamed rioters, while Portland Police said they deployed no munitions at the scene.
- Tenants and an owner of the nearby Gray’s Landing complex have an active lawsuit alleging months of reckless chemical use that forced residents to wear gas masks or sleep in bathtubs.
- The Jan. 31 demonstration, organized by more than a dozen labor unions and billed as family‑friendly, was met with tear gas and flash bangs that affected children and nearby residents, including a 93‑year‑old woman.