Protesters march in Portland amid nightly tensions

Protesters marched in Portland, Oregon on Monday night, amid tensions over the deployment of federal law enforcement in the city.

Marchers stopped in front of the Justice Centre and the nearby US federal courthouse.

Nightly protests, which began after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, have devolved into violence.

The protests have roiled Portland for 52 nights.

Many rallies have attracted thousands and been largely peaceful.

But smaller groups of up to several hundred people have focused on federal property and local law enforcement buildings, at times setting fires to police precincts, smashing windows and clashing violently with local police.

US President Donald Trump has deployed federal agents to Portland and said he plans to send federal agents to other cities, too.

State and local authorities, who didn't ask for federal help, are awaiting a ruling in a lawsuit filed late last week.

State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in court papers that masked federal officers have arrested people on the street, far from the courthouse, with no probable cause and whisked them away in unmarked cars.

Top leaders in the US House said Sunday that they were alarmed by the Trump administration’s tactics in Portland and other cities.

They have called on federal inspectors general to investigate.

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