About 150 protesters marched on the ICE facility in Portland to demand the immediate abolition of the agency, which new President Biden has expressed his opposition to doing. Demonstrators were horrifically attacked with chemical weapons and munitions, including tear gas, pepper balls, TC gas (a deadlier form of tear gas and possible carcinogen), and many other forms of assault.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Seattle hours after Biden was inaugurated, demanding the abolition of ICE in a direct action march of targeted destruction against companies that work with those who carry out deportations. Starbucks, a notorious pro-police company, and Amazon were both targeted during the demonstration before police showed up and brutally arrested a few people.
Dozens of protesters marched to the California State Capitol in Sacramento in opposition to a planned Trump event there, then splitting up into 2 groups and making noise outside of the Sacramento County Jail while marching through the city with an Abolish ICE Banner.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the City Hall of Ohio in Columbus in opposition to Trump and a planned far-right event at the site, which only 1 person ended up arriving to. Demonstrators then marched to the Statehouse, finding a heavy police presence there that had seemingly been placed for inauguration security.
Hundreds of Portland protesters marched to the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters, smashing in windows and tagging graffiti before the crowd was brutally assaulted by police. Protesters then headed to Irving Park, where they saved a mother and child in a car accident before marching once again and returning without any confrontations with police occurring.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the former Third Precinct of Minneapolis on J20 in a statement of defiance against the new neoliberal regime of Biden, demanding healthcare for all, cash relief, an end to police violence, and an end to capitalism.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Denver for a rally against a planned far-right event that never materialized. Demonstrators marched to the State Capitol, confronting some people with anti-abortion signs, with some escalations occurring with police, although no arrests did occur.