Federal officers and police clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, as tensions have flared over police brutality. The U.S. attorney in Oregon has requested an investigation of federal law enforcement agents following the clashes
Cuccinelli told"Fox and Friends" on Friday morning the agency is prepared to send more federal agents"to places like Portland," even without a request from local authorities. Certain DHS agents typically protect federal buildings, like courthouses, where Cuccinelli said the department may need to surge personnel."This is not just random where these violent rioters go," he said.
"Based on news accounts circulating that allege federal law enforcement detained two protestors without probable cause, I have requested the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General to open a separate investigation directed specifically at the actions of DHS personnel," U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said in a statement.Customs and Border Protection said the person seen taken into custody in the viral video was suspected of a prior crime.
Federal officers pull a protester into the Federal Courthouse, Friday, July 10, 2020, as protesters gather in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, July 10, 2020. "It has not shocked us, but there's been a shameful response by law enforcement in both Portland and across the country engaged in a backlash against these protests," said Oregon ACLU's Kelly Simon.
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