State and local leaders — but only a few protesters — greeted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday as she visited Portland and the ICE office that has been the site of recurring protests since June.

As Noem made the case for increased security near the facility, where the Trump administration has sought to deploy National Guard troops to keep the peace, local officials repeated their arguments that the situation is well in hand and that federal intervention has only inflamed tensions.

Here’s what we know about the day’s events and what’s ahead.

Feds in Portland

Portland leaders seek dialogue, while Kristi Noem slams local electeds as ‘pansies’

Portland man accused of spitting in face of federal officer outside ICE building

Kotek orders Oregon National Guard home

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