A group of Portland women calling themselves the “Wall of Moms” is now showing up at demonstrations to act as a human barrier between protesters and law enforcement. “We are about protecting peaceful citizens’ right to protest,” Bev Barnum, a 35-year-old mother of two identified by BuzzFeed News as the organizer of the “Wall of Moms” told the website. NAVY VETERAN PRAISED AS ‘CAPTAIN PORTLAND’ FOLLOWING BEATING BY FEDERAL OFFICERSPortland Police issued a statement early Monday saying federal law enforcement dispersed an unruly crowd that had gathered outside of a U.S. federal courthouse in the city late Sunday night. “Dozens of people with shields, helmets, gas masks, umbrellas, bats, and hockey sticks approached the doors of the courthouse,” Portland Police said before federal officers came outside and dispersed the protesters. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThen early Monday morning, the protesters returned and “lit a fire within the portico in front of the federal courthouse,” police said.

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