This protester has the look of sheer fear on her face as she is nabbed by Trumps goons...........

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A Border Patrol officer arrests a protester after she allegedly crossed a fence line set up around the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 23 in Portland, Oregon. State and city elected officials have called for the federal officers to leave Portland as clashes between protesters and federal police continue to escalate.



Law Enforcement Officials Condemn Trump's Border Agents in Portland: 'It's the Ultimate Powder Keg'
By Naveed Jamali AND Tom O'Connor On 7/23/20 at 4:28 PM EDT


Current and former federal law enforcement officials are condemning the Trump administration's use of elite paramilitary border guard units to deter protesters in Portland, a move they said skirts protocol, threatens national security and further escalates violence.

Three current officials from the Department of Home Security and various levels of law enforcement who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter and one former federal law enforcement official said they were angered by the move and told Newsweek that the DHS exploited a loophole to deploy combat-ready forces such as Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and Special Response Team (SRT) to Oregon's largest city, where protests have raged for nearly eight weeks since George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis.

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To send troops to Portland, Trump would have to invoke the Insurrection Act, the way former President George H.W. Bush did in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots after the police officers accused of beating Rodney King were acquitted. That move, however, would likely be politically unpopular. Trump instead chose to use federal agents, who have jurisdiction across the country and can be deployed accordingly.

Clad in camouflage and equipped with high-tech gear, however, BORTAC and SRT can look like military personnel, and one DHS official told Newsweek that gives the appearance that Trump is using them in a similar capacity.

"So this is an end-run because he couldn't use the military because this isn't an insurrection—he's using forces not meant to deal with protests in a U.S. city," the official told Newsweek under the condition of anonymity because the individual was not authorized to speak to the media.

"The whole thing makes my head spin."
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DHS Secretary Chad Wolf also defended the techniques of BORTAC and SRT, declaring at a Washington press conference Tuesday "we will not retreat" from crowds accused of arson, destruction and assaulting officers in Portland. He was joined by Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan and Federal Protective Service Deputy Director of Operations Richard Cline in extolling the efforts of federal law enforcement agents, whom all three said were well-qualified for their duties in Portland.

"The fact that we are there is because local officials are not taking action," Wolf told reporters...................................

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1. This has Pulitzer Prize all over it.

A shocking and emotional photo that captures the times (unfortunately).

I feel the woman's despair and horror.