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Law enforcement officers, atop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, point their guns during a protest, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 4, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Federal officers aim rifles from the roof of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters during a protest in Portland, Oregon, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A person carries a Soviet flag near the ICE headquarters in PPortland, Oregon, U.S., October 4, 2025. (Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

A demonstrator carries a Soviet flag near the ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

A statue depicting President Donald Trump, left, and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands stands at sundown on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Washington. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

A statue depicting President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands stands at sundown on the National Mall in Washington, October 2, 2025.(Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

A Special Response Team sniper with a lethal weapon points towards protesters from the roof of the ICE building in Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 4, 2025. (Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

A Special Response Team sniper trains a weapon towards protesters from the roof of the ICE building in Portland, Oregon, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

US President Donald Trump (2L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) pose for a selfie as they greet sailors during a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier which is out at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025, as part of the US Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, “America's Navy 250: Titans of the Sea – A Salute to the Fleet”. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP Photo)

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump take a selfie with sailors during a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on October 5, 2025.(Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP Photo)

Demonstrators react to a smoke grenade released by law enforcement officers in front of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 4, 2025. (Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

Demonstrators react to a smoke grenade deployed by law enforcement outside the ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

Fire dancer Nick May performs along the bluff Saturday, October 4, 2025, during “Busking Day!” held in downtown St. Joseph, Mich. (Photo by Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP Photo)

Fire dancer Nick May performs during “Busking Day!” in St. Joseph, Michigan, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP Photo)

State police clash with demonstrators outside an immigrant processing and detention centre in Broadview. Protests grow as Operation Midway Blitz continues in the Chicago area, designed to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants living in the area in Chicago, US on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

State police clash with demonstrators outside an immigrant processing center in Broadview, Chicago, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Mexican tall ship ARM Cuauhtemoc makes its way down the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty.after undergoing repairs at a NYC shipyard and spending time at Pier 86 on October 4, 2025. The training ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge.and sadly two cadets on board were killed in May 2025. The ship and its crew are on their way back to Mexico. (Photo by Milo Hess/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

The Mexican tall ship ARM Cuauhtemoc passes the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on October 4, 2025.(Photo by Milo Hess/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

Police and federal officers throw gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, October 5, 2025. (Photo by Ethan Swope/AP Photo)

Police and federal officers launch gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, on October 5, 2025.(Photo by Ethan Swope/AP Photo)

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem gives the keynote speech during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Keystone, S.D. (Photo by Matt Gade/AP Photo)

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivers a keynote speech at a naturalization ceremony at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, on October 2, 2025.(Photo by Matt Gade/AP Photo)

An illuminated waxing gibbous moon rises behind 30 Hudson Yards as a person takes part in City Climb at the top of the building the day before the full Harvest Supermoon in New York City on October 5, 2025, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

An illuminated waxing gibbous moon rises behind 30 Hudson Yards in New York City, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 5, 2025.(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

A person gestures amid tear gas as law enforcement officers advance to disperse demonstrators near U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 4, 2025. (Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

A person gestures amid tear gas as law enforcement officers advance on demonstrators near the ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on October 4, 2025.(Photo by John Rudoff/Reuters)

Hoses mounted on the ladder of a firefighting vehicle are used to contain a fire that broke out at the Chevron refinery, in El Segundo, California, U.S., October 2, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Reuters)

Firefighters battle a blaze at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, on October 2, 2025.(Photo by Daniel Cole/Reuters)

People stand near the Chevron refinery, where a large fire broke out, as firefighters work to contain the fire, in El Segundo, California, U.S., October 3, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Reuters)

Onlookers watch as firefighters work to contain a large fire at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, on October 3, 2025.(Photo by Daniel Cole/Reuters)

A protestor reacts as law enforcement officers deployed smoke grenades to disperse people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 5, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A protester reacts as law enforcement deploys smoke grenades outside the ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on October 5, 2025.(Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A protester is sprayed by a Department of Homeland Security officer outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (Photo by Jenny Kane/AP Photo)

A Department of Homeland Security officer sprays a protester outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, on October 2, 2025.(Photo by Jenny Kane/AP Photo)

A protester reacts after getting sprayed by a Department of Homeland Security officer outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (Photo by Jenny Kane/AP Photo)

A protester reacts after being sprayed by a Department of Homeland Security officer outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, on October 2, 2025.(Photo by Jenny Kane/AP Photo)

A billboard advertises “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl”, a movie celebrating Taylor Swift's new album “The Life of a Showgirl”, in Times Square, New York City, U.S., October 3, 2025. (Photo by Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

A billboard advertises “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” a film celebrating Taylor Swift’s new album, in New York City’s Times Square on October 3, 2025.(Photo by Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

U.S. President Donald Trump walks flanked by U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. October 5, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

President Donald Trump walks with U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on October 5, 2025.(Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Raymond Hinze
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