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June 4: Federal officers detain three protesters who had been blocking a van at the ICE building that they believed was headed to Tacoma, where ICE has a much larger detention facility. Federal authorities make another arrest of an asylum-seeker in Portland Immigration Court.
Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fires and clashed with police, who responded with tear gas, as anger grows against the country’s political class.
French police arrested at least 295 protesters during nationwide "Block Everything" demonstrations against President Macron's policies and budget cuts.
Authorities deployed 80,000 police, who made hundreds of arrests and fired tear gas to disperse crowds early Wednesday. The unrest adds to turmoil after the government collapsed over proposed budget cuts.
A federal judge extended restrictions he first ordered in July, blocking Homeland Security agents from using crowd control weapons against journalists during L.A. protests.
Protests in Paris and across France, venting anger at President Emmanuel Macron's government, see nearly 200 people arrested as fires are set in the capital.
Demonstrators have gathered and clashed with federal agents outside the Portland ICE building for more than 90 days.
The Philippines is protesting a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea and demanding that Beijing withdraw it immediately.
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