Justice Dept. inspector general investigating use of force allegations against federal law enforcement officers in Portland and DC, including when law enforcement used force to clear Lafayette Park.
protests violated the Constitution by unlawfully detaining and arresting demonstrators without probable cause.
Federal officers"have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland, detain protesters, and place them into the officers’ unmarked vehicles, removing them from public without either arresting them or stating the basis for an arrest, since at least Tuesday, July 14," A.G. Ellen Rosenblum's lawsuit said.
"The identity of the officers is not known, nor is their agency affiliation, according to videos and reports that the officers in question wear military fatigues with patches simply reading 'POLICE,' with no other identifying information," the lawsuit continues. Federal law enforcement officers, deployed under the Trump administration's new executive order to protect federal monuments and buildings, face off with protesters against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Ore., on July 21, 2020.Acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf has maintained that the officers have patches on their uniforms saying which agency they're with, and denied that they've been arresting people without probable cause.
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