Teachers unions lead Portland uprisings against ICE with children present

Teachers unions are helping organize protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that sometimes end in violent clashes with federal law enforcement. At some clashes, activists are bringing children into potentially dangerous situations.

Late last month, Oregon’s largest teachers unions began activating their member base to rise up against ICE outside the federal detention facility in Portland, where children brought to the protest zone over the past weekend were tear-gassed alongside agitators.

Footage from the chaotic scene on Saturday showed children caught in the crossfire of ICE’s mob control measures, as Democratic officials quickly condemned the use of chemical weapons on protesters, especially with children present.

Critics, meanwhile, are questioning why young children, including infants, were taken to a volatile protest in the first place and seemingly