Portland Mayor Keith Wilson condemned the action, calling on agents to "ask yourselves why you have gassed children."

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at demonstrators — including young children — outside an ICE facility during a weekend protest.

The rising demands follow a weekend protest where federal agents at the ICE building in Portland fired large amounts of tear gas at a crowd that included children.

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner released a video statement Friday night explaining why the Eugene Police Department was involved in clearing protesters from the Eugene Federal Building. Skinner said the department decided to respond when “riotous behavior” was reported.

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators — including young children — outside an ICE facility during a weekend protest that he and others characterized as peaceful.

Oregon lawmakers sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that federal agents leave Portland streets and withdraw from the state.

A judge in Oregon has temporarily restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. U.S.