Mothers across U.S. stand up to federal agents at anti-racism protests

FILE PHOTO: Mothers participate in a demonstration outside the Justice Center during a protest against racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, U.S., July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

PORTLAND (Reuters) - Wearing bike helmets and yellow T-shirts, America's mothers are confronting federal agents in combat gear to protect anti-racism protesters in Portland and, soon, other U.S. cities where President Donald Trump has vowed to crack down.

Wall of Moms groups have formed in at least six cities including New York and Chicago in the four days since mainly white suburban moms in Portland started making human walls in front of demonstrators.