#Portland protests draw largest crowd in weeks amid clashes with federal agents

The massive crowd included moms dressed in yellow and dads dressed in orange, who marched with protesters to the Multnomah County Justice Center and created a human shield to protect them against police, KOIN reported.

Video taken by a KOIN reporter shows the parents and protesters arm-in-arm as they slowly marched down the street.

The moms — part of a group called “Wall of Moms” — were also on hand Saturday and Sunday.

But as the night wore on, the protests descended into yet another evening of clashes between protesters and federal officers, who were recently deployed to the city by President Trump.

Demonstrators set garbage cans on fire and broke through plywood protecting the federal courthouse to smash the windows, according to Portland police. Windows of the city hall building were also destroyed and a jewelry store on SW 3rd Avenue was looted.

No arrests were made, police said.

Videos posted by a KOIN reporter show federal officers shooting pepper-spray balls and tear gas at protesters and then charging toward a crowd near the courthouse.

Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters hold their phones up in Portland, Oregon, yesterday.

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A Black Lives Matter protester burns a sign outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, today.

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Federal officers use teargas to disperse protesters in Portland, Oregon.

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A demonstration in downtown Portland, Oregon, yesterday.

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Federal law enforcement officers, deployed under the Trump administration’s new executive order to protect federal monuments and buildings, face off with protesters in Portland, Oregon.

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Protesters assist a woman hit with tear gas during a demonstration in Portland, Oregon.

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Demonstrators try to break into a federal building during a protest in Portland, Oregon.

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A demonstrator holds an umbrella during a protest in Portland, Oregon.

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Mothers raise their fists at a protest in Portland, Oregon, yesterday.

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Demonstrators hold lit mobile phones during a protest against racial inequality in Portland, Oregon.

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A protester rides his bike past a tear gas grenade after federal police dispersed a crowd in downtown Portland, Oregon.

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Portland has been a flashpoint in the nationwide movement for racial equality following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May.

Protesters torched Portland’s police union headquarters on Saturday, with officials declaring a riot.

Last week, Oregon officials said they planned to sue the Trump Administration for sending the federal officers to the city.