Federal (military) are using unmarked cars to arrest Portland protesters [View all]

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According to reports, peaceful protesters have been detained with no warning or explanations since at least 14 July, 2020.


Activists in Portland, Oregon, are expressing severe alarm about recent incidents involving federal law enforcement officers using unmarked cars to detain peaceful protesters.

Federal officers deployed teargas and fired less-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters on Thursday, hours after the the head of the Department of Homeland Security visited the city and called the demonstrators “violent anarchists”.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that federal law enforcement officers had been “using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters” since at least 14 July.

“Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online show the officers driving up to people, detaining individuals with no explanation of why they are being arrested, and driving off,” it added.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/17/portland-protests-federal-officers-george-floyd