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Local residents like Susan Norris, who has lived near the ICE facility in South Portland for 15 years, insist there’s no unrest. Yet residents living closer to the protests describe a far different picture. Nightly riots, fires, and violent confrontations have become commonplace since June, turning parts of the city into battlegrounds. As one resident recounts, helicopters circling overhead and tear gas inhaled from their apartments paint a picture of chaos that contradicts official narratives.