PORTLAND, Ore. — A statement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday described a chaotic protest at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland Tuesday, claiming that over 100 people had stormed the building and clashed with law enforcement. However, KGW’s on-the-ground reporting, as well as interviews with residents nearby, suggest the situation was not as described.

In the statement to KGW, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, said, in full:

"DHS’ heroic law enforcement officers continue to hold the line against violent rioters in Portland – even as radical leftist politicians hold their pay hostage. Tuesday night, over 100 rioters stormed an ICE facility in Portland. They assaulted law enforcement—even putting one member of law enf

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