Federal agents face off against protesters in Portland, Ore.
A bloodied demonstrator is arrested by federal police during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday in Portland, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal law enforcement officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, conducted without local authorities’ consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus amid clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse.
A protester gestures in front of federal police personnel in Portland, Ore., as protests continue across the United States.
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A demonstrator shouts slogans using a bullhorn next to a group of military veterans during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland.
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Federal officers advance on protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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Demonstrators use leaf blowers to try to blow back tear gas launched by federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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Demonstrators sit and kneel as tear gas fills the air during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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A demonstrator plays a trumpet from atop a steel fence during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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A demonstrator speaks to a crowd from the bed of a pickup truck during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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A demonstrator argues with a federal officer during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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Protestors carry umbrellas as they gather at the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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Federal officers walk through tear gas while dispersing a crowd of about 1,000 people during a protest at Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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A protester escapes a federal officer during an arrest attempt in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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Hundreds of protesters hold their phones aloft on Monday in Portland, Ore.
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A federal officer pepper-sprays a protester in front of the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., on Monday.
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Portland demonstrators on Monday.
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Federal agents use crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters on Sunday.
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Protesters flee through tear gas.
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Federal officers on the streets of Portland on Tuesday.
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Police walk through fire and smoke in Portland.
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A protester walks past a line of federal officers on Tuesday.
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Tear gas in Portland.
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Police respond to protesters.
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A police officer is silhouetted near a burning car.
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Outside the federal courthouse in Portland on Monday.
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A federal officer points to a protester while clearing the street in front of the federal courthouse.
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Federal agents try to disperse protesters.
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Protesters outside a police station in Portland.
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Federal officers and a protester carrying an American flag face off.
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