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The protest spanned hours, as two unmarked ICE buses were blocked by protesters
Federal agents in Bend, Ore., clashed with hundreds of protesters late Wednesday night after an hourslong standoff sparked by the arrest of two men by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who said they were a "threat to the public."
Bend's episode, which is about a three-hour drive from Portland, was the latest in tensions among protesters, local police and federal agents.
"I’ve never been so disgusted by my government and so proud of my community," Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, who attended the protest, wrote on Twitter.
The protest spanned hours, as two unmarked ICE buses were blocked by protesters who apparently witnessed the arrests.
Continued below.
Bend, Oregon activists block ICE bus, prompting federal agents' response
The protest spanned hours, as two unmarked ICE buses were blocked by protesters
Federal agents in Bend, Ore., clashed with hundreds of protesters late Wednesday night after an hourslong standoff sparked by the arrest of two men by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who said they were a "threat to the public."
Bend's episode, which is about a three-hour drive from Portland, was the latest in tensions among protesters, local police and federal agents.
"I’ve never been so disgusted by my government and so proud of my community," Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, who attended the protest, wrote on Twitter.
The protest spanned hours, as two unmarked ICE buses were blocked by protesters who apparently witnessed the arrests.
Continued below.
Bend, Oregon activists block ICE bus, prompting federal agents' response
