Armed Counter-demonstrators Confront Springfield Protest

Anti-ICE protests, tensions grow - The Chronicle

SPRINGFIELD – Hundreds of residents gathered peacefully outside Springfield City Hall on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest federal immigration enforcement and to express solidarity with fellow citizens in Minnesota. “What are we doing here today? Minnesota called, and we answered,” said Rob Fisette of the Party for Socialism and Liberation at the start of the […]

Armed Counter-demonstrators Confront Springfield Protest

A national day of protest was declared across the country Jan. 30, and Lane County answered with demonstrations in Springfield and Eugene — beginning with a tense confrontation outside Springfield City Hall and ending hours later with tear gas and a shattered window at Eugene’s Federal Building. The Springfield demonstration marked one of the most visibly tense immigration-related protests the city has seen in recent years, drawing armed counter…