Businesses in downtown Portland were damaged and vandalized by reported antifa rioters protesting President Biden’s opening of a temporary child migrant facility in Texas.
Businesses in downtown Portland were damaged and vandalized by reported antifa rioters protesting President Biden’s opening of a temporary child migrant facility in Texas.
“When these people come through, and we’ve lost an entire day of business which means that’s impacting my team member’s wages. This has been going on for nine months,” said Jim Rice, who owns Fields Bar and Grill in downtown Portland. “Where are our resources? When do we get enough resources to finally go after and fix this?”
The riots come as the Biden administration opened a temporary child migrant facility in Texas amid a spike in attempted crossings over the border and lower capacity limits at permanent facilities during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The facility was the site of controversy when it first opened up under former President Donald Trump in the summer of 2019, garnering protests outside its gates and a mass walkout of Wayfair employees due to the online retailer supplying the facility with about $200,000 in furniture.