As President Trump threatens to send the military, residents at the centre of Portland's protests tell the BBC about what it's been like.

Images from Portland of protesters going toe-to-toe with federal agents haven’t been reflected as much in Seattle in recent weeks.

Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is expected to visit Portland on Tuesday, amidst attempts by President Trump to deploy the National Guard in Portland and daily protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.

Not all news organizations have been granted the same access to the ICE facility and the people who work there.

Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.

Rae captioned her post, “Went to Portland to run a marathon — (to my girl who asked for a picture right after, i’m so sorry. I was very in pain and very ugly. thank you for

Portland’s economic development agency has hired an outside law firm to investigate allegations that its brand new executive director made “inappropriate communications to a city staffer.” Cornell Wesley, who assumed Prosper Portland’s top post in August, forcefully denied the allegations.

"Portland is burning to the ground, it’s insurrectionists all over the place," Trump told reporters Oct. 5 before heading to a celebration of the U.S. Navy, echoing his previous statements. "It’s antifa

In a video posted Tuesday by MAGA influencer Benny Johnson, Noem, 53, stands atop Portland, Oregon’s ICE facility and surveys a scene of a few protestors scattered about the street. In the crowd is a person dressed like a chicken.