Tension rose in Portland, Ore.
, this week as state and local officials called for an end to patrols by federal law enforcement agents who, according to a report by Oregon Public Broadcasting, have been driving through the city in unmarked vehicles and abducting protesters off the streets.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was in Portland on Thursday, but Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese declined to meet with him. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, both Democrats, also criticized the law enforcement presence. “I just happened to be wearing black on a sidewalk in downtown Portland at the time,” Pettibone told OPB. “And that apparently is grounds for detaining me.”
“A peaceful protester in Portland was shot in the head by one of Donald Trump’s secret police,” wrote Sen. Ron Wyden. “Now Trump and Chad Wolf are weaponizing the DHS as their own occupying army to provoke violence on the streets of my hometown because they think it plays well with right-wing media.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Federal officers use gas to clear protesters in PortlandFederal officers deployed tear gas and fired less-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters in Oregon, hours after the the head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland and called the demonstrators “violent anarchists.”
Read more »
Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland StreetsFederal law enforcement have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since at least July 14. Personal accounts and multiple videos show officers detaining people with no explanation and driving off. (OPB)
Read more »
Federal officers use gas to clear protesters in PortlandFederal officers deployed tear gas and fired less-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters in Oregon, hours after the the head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland and called the demonstrators “violent anarchists.” Video showed many protesters leaving the area near the federal courthouse
Read more »
Federal officers sent by Trump tear-gas protesters in Portland OR - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
Federal officers are pulling Portland protesters into unmarked vehicles, reports sayMark Pettibone told Oregon Public Broadcasting he was put into an unmarked van by men wearing camouflage and later detained in a federal courthouse.
Read more »
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher's Love StoryCarrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher have been going strong since 2008 — see a timeline of their sweetest moments
Read more »