Napolitano: DHS Must Return to Its Mission of Protecting Americans, Not Attacking Them
Janet Napolitano, the former head of Homeland Security, criticized the department’s role in policing protests in Oregon, calling it “an abuse of authority.”
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Government Watchdogs Investigating Use of Force by Federal Officers in Portland, Washington D.C.
The inspectors general of the Justice Department and Homeland Security have launched an investigations into how federal agents have used of force and detained protesters during demonstrations in Portland and Washington D.C.
CBP Sent 3 Paramilitary-Style Units to Crackdown on Protests in Portland
Customs and Border Protection has sent three specially trained, paramilitary-style units to help crackdown on protests Portland.
Comey: Sending Uninvited Federal Officers to Cities Is ‘Dumb And Self-Defeating’
The presence of camouflage-clad federal officers in cities like Portland, against the wishes of local and state authorities, threatens to sever the longstanding relationships between federal law enforcement and communities.
Memo: Federal Agents in Portland Not Adequately Trained in Riot Control Or Mass Demonstrations
Federal agents who were sent to Portland amid unrest were not adequately trained in riot control or mass demonstrations, Homeland Security warned in an internal memo.
White Supremacist, Racist Groups Pose Greatest Threat of Protest-Related Violence, Intelligence Briefing Warns
White supremacists and other domestic racist groups pose the largest threat of protest-related violence, a new federal intelligence bulletins warns.
FBI Pleads with Public to Help Identify Provocateurs Inciting Violence at Protests
The FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying people who are inciting riots at anti-police brutality protests across the country.
Bias? Feds Worried Black Activists Would Join ISIS, Other Terrorists
Federal authorities became worried in 2014 that black activists who were calling for an end to the police killings of black people would join international terrorist groups such as ISIS.