PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Doctors, nurses and even aerobics fans are set to engage in two separate protests outside the Portland ICE facility Sunday afternoon.

The first planned event calls on Portland healthcare professionals to wear scrubs, white coats, stethoscopes and other medical attire while standing up to what organizers are calling "the brutal, cruel, and heartless actions of ICE in Portland and across the country."

“We care for the sick, the vulnerable, and the marginalized every day,” said co-organizer Dr. Laurie Hurtado Vessely. “This demonstration is an extension of that commitment — a statement that cruelty has no place in our government, and that protecting democracy is part of protecting public health.”

At around the same time, another set of protesters are expected to sh

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