Portland Protest 121 took place on the night of October 6, 2020, consisting of a black bloc coalition from both the anti-ICE and Black Lives Matter crowds. They were repeatedly assaulted by police, and were confronted and tear-gassed heavily by federal agents not bound by the same rules as the local cops. Credits to Sergio Olmos for footage.
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