PORTLAND, Ore. — There were no signs of National Guard troops at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland's South Waterfront district on Tuesday. Instead, the typical crowd of about a dozen protestors, some dressed in animal costumes, and a handful of counter-protestors gathered outside the federal facility.

Federal agents stood on the roof of the building as Portland police officers patrolled on foot and by bike. As the sun began to set, a federal helicopter and a drone began circling the surrounding South Portland neighborhood.

With an appeals court having granted President Donald Trump a pathway to deploying National Guard troops to Portland just a day prior , city councilors vowed to continue fighting back.

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