Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday rebuked federal officials for their ongoing refusal to allow local journalists inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building located in the city’s South Waterfront neighborhood.
“Have you been able to gain access to the facility?” Wilson asked a reporter during a late morning interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Nobody has.”
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Actually, while unknown to the mayor or the public at that time, federal officials did grant a local TV investigative reporter and videographer access to some portions and personnel at the