Portland's ICE office has drawn national attention — and larger crowds — since President Donald Trump announced plans in late September to send National Guard troops into the city to quell the protests of his administration’s immigration crackdown.

On active nights, it also has drawn tear gas, smoke bombs and pepper balls aimed at the crowds by federal officers, sending toxic fumes pouring into Gray’s Landing spaces. Flash-bang grenades thrown by the officers rattle dishes in the sink. An earthy, metallic smell sometimes lingers long after the streets have cleared.

The Oregonian/OregonLive spent a recent evening with people in three separate apartments, seeing how residents are coping with the tumult, listening as they tick off the damaging health effects and documenting the jackhammer-level noise they can’t completely drown out by turning up their TVs.