PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders from the city of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon's congressional delegation and multiple other groups met for an impromptu press conference Friday night to address an apparent federal law enforcement surge in the city.

Mayor Keith Wilson said city officials were aware of an influx of federal officers at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on the South Waterfront, and made mention of armored vehicles.

The federal officers did not come at any request from the city, he said, nor with any clear "precedent or purpose."

"This federal mobilization is a distraction," he said.

Around 7:30 p.m., a KGW photographer saw roughly 30 SUVs departing a U.S. Customs and Border Protection building off Northeast 82nd, heading off in different directions.

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