US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility
US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility
NewsFeed US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility
Police in the US city of Portland used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters outside an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.
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