Portland's urban layout with short street blocks and pedestrian-friendly crosswalks facilitates frequent demonstrations. An ICE facility in South Portland became a focal point for months of clashes between activists and federal enforcement officers. In June hundreds of protesters were sprayed with tear gas outside the complex during a No Kings march, and in July demonstrators again rallied against federal immigration and border funding proposals. Use of weapons against protesters increased, impacting surrounding neighborhoods. Cottonwood School voted 4-2 to abandon its longtime campus citing student health concerns after finding munitions on its play yard and green gases enveloping the area. The ICE facility opened over a decade ago and previously closed for over a week during a 2018 blockade and occupation.
That is something about the shape of the city and how it has developed that makes this possible,
We have been impacted mostly by chemical weapons that are being used against protesters in the vicinity of our school,
Daily, we were finding that [sic] munitions on our play yard, we were getting footage in the evening of green gases, and gases were being used near our gardens and enveloping our area.
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