Several hundred people --many of them workers at the Veterans Hospital -- held a vigil near the Portland Veterans Hospital to commemorate Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse who was shot dead by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.John Rudoff/Sipa USA/AP

A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children. 

Thousands of protesters marched through the city and gathered in the blocks surrounding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. According to the Oregonian, just minutes after the crowd arrived at the facility, federal agents launched tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets, and flash-bang grenades after some demonstrators approached the security........

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