Feds order Occupy ICE PDX protesters to abandon camp

[swag]

Source: Oregonian

By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
The Oregonian/OregonLive

Federal law enforcement officers issued a notice to demonstrators camped outside Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters Monday that they must begin to vacate the property.

"It is unlawful under federal law to obstruct the entrances, foyers, lobbies, corridors, offices and/or parking lots of federal facilities," read the flyers that Federal Protective Service agents plan to hand out to protesters, who began demonstrating outside the Southwest Macadam Avenue facility last week.



Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, said in a statement: "The U.S. Attorney's Office is working with FPS and ICE to reopen the federal building on Southwest Macadam that serves many critical functions requiring public and employee access. We acknowledge the community's concerns driving these demonstrations. While demonstrators have a lawful right to assemble and voice their concerns, blocking the building's driveways or entrances is not permitted under federal law."

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/06/feds_order_occupy_ice_pdx_prot.html#incart_breaking

[George II]

1. I wish these newly awakened protesters wouldn't co-opt "Occupy". NONE of these demonstrations....

....are similar to the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration.

[swag]

2. Yeah, and look how effective "Occupy Wall Street" was.

Good point.

[radhika]

3. The Bundy Takeover of Malheur Wildlife Preserve took a month

Those right wing 'occupiers' were armed and photographed in sniper position and federal agents withdrew. OR juries acquitted the ones who went to trial.

Let's see how these non-right wing folks are handled. Don't imagine Trump's team is akin to Obama's on these matters.

[C Moon]

4. +1

[KPN]

5. I'll raise c_Moon ... +2!

[turbinetree]

6. I guess they forgot to read the part that the building is owned by the public

and our federal tax dollars paid for everything around the building including the sidewalk and road...................and if they are not violating the First Amendment......................well, they are not trying too take over the building............


November 2018 cannot get fast enough