Bananas, "South Park" figures, crabs, frogs, unicorns, raccoons, sharks, bears, dinosaurs and a capybara. This is what some of the different demonstrators look like outside the US immigration authority ICE's facility in Portland.
The stunt with the inflatable costumes has gone viral in recent days, while a decision is expected from a court that will decide whether the US president is allowed to call in the national guard to Portland.
It was just to break the image of us as violent extremists, says 24-year-old Seth Todd to The New York Times, who started the trend this summer dressed in a green frog costume.
The best way to show that to me is to be a frog, says Todd.
The colorful scenes have gone viral and been featured in TV programs, while Trump has called Portland a "hell city".
The contrast in this moment is what sticks, says Whitney Phillips, media researcher at the University of Oregon, to The New York Times.
This moment is dangerous, violent - but also absurd.
