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Portland is bracing for federal troops as protests escalate outside the city's ICE facility.

Conservative influencer Nick Sortor was arrested during clashes, with a civil rights investigation underway.

Oregon seeks to block Trump's deployment of National Guard troops, with a court ruling pending.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Five years after protests roiled Portland , Oregon, the city known for its history of civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops being deployed by President Donald Trump.

Months of demonstrations outside Portland's immigration detention facility have escalated since Trump said last week he was sending federal troops to the city, which he described as "War ravaged." Police made a few arrests l

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