Protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland have subjected residents of an adjacent affordable housing complex to a barrage of noise, chaos, and chemical agents deployed by federal officers.

Tenants of the Gray’s Landing apartments face nightly disruptions from the demonstrations. On some nights the toxic conditions seep into their homes.

Two journalists with The Oregonian/OregonLive spent the evening of Oct. 18 and early morning of Oct. 19 at Gray’s Landing with residents who have endured the ill effects of the protests for months.

Here are the five biggest takeaways from those hours, which followed the “No Kings” protests in Portland that brought 400 to 500 rowdier demonstrators to their building’s doorsteps.

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