ICE Council’s Chris Crane on Portland Protest: ‘This Was an Absolute Siege’ of an ICE Facility

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CRANE: "It’s a little disbelief. But a lot of political spin coming from the mayor right now. He’s trying to make the case that there was no need for police protection. We just have a handful of employees in the building surrounded by hundreds of protesters. They blocked the entrances and exits. The folks were trapped in the building. When they tried to leave, protesters surrounded their cars, damaged their cars. Threatened their lives. It’s been a desperate situation for them. Protesters followed them home, followed them when they picked up their kids at day care. Repeatedly threatening their lives. This was not a normal protest where people are trying to express their free speech rights in a peaceful manner. This was siege of an ICE facility. People don’t know this. This isn’t getting covered in the mainstream media. We lost that building for ten days, almost two weeks the protesters took control of the building. These were not normal protesters. They’re antifa and others. Absolutely unacceptable."