Portland is currently at the center of the national imagination. It seems like barely a day goes by without President Donald Trump referring to the city as a war zone.

On Sunday, the president told reporters : “Portland is burning to the ground.”

But what is life like for the vast majority of Portlanders who don’t live across the street from the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility?

The Oregonian/OregonLive visited parks around Portland on Monday and Tuesday and asked Portlanders: “How have the Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests impacted your daily life?” and “What would you like people outside of Portland to know about the city?”

Here is some of what they told us.

Brian Lee, Mt. Tabor

Brian Lee at Mt. Tabor. Lizzy Acker

“[My mom] FaceTimed me yeste

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