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Salem Police Investigate after 30 people surround and block ICE agents
Salem police have opened an investigation but have not said whether anyone will face charges; the agents' reason for being on the street is unclear.
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- First reported by KATU: “Salem Police Investigate after 30 people surround and block ICE agents”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10:05 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAs promised, Salem. Police in Oregon are investigating after about thirty people surrounded and blocked federal immigration agents on a residential street.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorKATU has the report.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficials say the crowd gathered around the agents' vehicles and would not let them leave. The agents had no clear way out.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty people. One street. No exit.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice have not said whether anyone will be charged. The facts of what the agents were doing there remain unclear.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo you've got sidewalk issues, federal law, and neighborhood concerns all tangled together.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvery side will call it a different thing. A protest, an obstruction, a block party.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the investigation will take as long as the investigation takes.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich, in Salem, is longer than the street.
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