20-35 demonstrators in Portland arrived at the ICE facility for a 144th day, with DHS agents and police under the Unified Command almost immediately bullrushing the crowd and arresting two protesters. No unlawful assembly was declared, even though the protest was dispersed very quickly. the charges were later thrown out.
Hundreds of protesters in Pereira took to the streets in opposition to Colombia’s neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform, which would raise taxes on basic goods and services such as water, electricity, and internet bills. After police tear-gassed the crowd in the night, strong clashes occurred with rocks and tear gas exchanged.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Athens for a demonstration in support of Black and refugee lives, demanding the government extend assistance towards migrants in Greece and allow them a better process for residency and ultimately citizenship.
Indigenous People’s Day protests were planned as part of a 3-consecutive day event involving 1492 Land Back Lane, the Indigenous Day of Rage, and now the Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day, which is criticized by many for venerating a colonizer and a genocidal architect.
Around 75 protesters in Portland gathered at the Justice Center for a demonstration demanding the abolition of ICE, an agency created alongside DHS in 2001 to patrol the southern border, a task marred with allegations of human rights violations and atrocities committed.
