PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Since President Trump announced he would deploy troops to Portland to protect the ICE facility, the city has been in the national spotlight. The peaceful protests have continued with more and more people dressing up in inflatable costumes.

Beyond the costumes underscoring a joyful vibe at the ICE facility protests is another unexpected thing: Tourists.

A man dressed in a shark costume came to see what the "war zone" of Portland looked like. He's been at the ICE facility for at least several days.

"I've been migrating up from San Francisco along the cold waters, up the Columbia River and then pulled myself onto the streets of Portland," Shark-man told KOIN 6 News. "I'm not going to dehumanize a sunfish or a migrant, like, we're all in this together. And as soon a

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