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Portland, Ore. – At 3:30 A.M., a joint Department of Homeland Security team of law enforcement officers from the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered the federal building at 4310 SW Macadam Ave., to secure government property.
The Federal Protective Service is the lead agency in the effort and any questions should be referred to Robert Sperling, Federal Protective Service Director of Communications at (202) 420-1287 or robert.sperling@hq.dhs.gov.