First presidency of Donald Trump: Difference between revisions

The presence and tactics of the officers drew widespread condemnation. Oregon officials including the governor, the mayor of Portland, and multiple members of Congress asked the DHS to remove federal agents from the city.<ref name="mayor">{{#invoke:Cite web||date=July 15, 2020|title=Portland mayor wants federal agents gone as rioters create 'autonomous zone' amid city takeover |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716164218/https://www.lawofficer.com/portland-mayor-wants-federal-agents-gone-as-rioters-create-autonomous-zone-amid-city-takeover/ |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |url-status=dead |url=https://www.lawofficer.com/portland-mayor-wants-federal-agents-gone-as-rioters-create-autonomous-zone-amid-city-takeover/ |access-date=July 18, 2020|website=Law Officer}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last=Flanigan |first=Kaitlin |date=July 15, 2020 |title='Intolerable': Lawmakers blast federal response to Portland protests: Federal authorities have repeatedly used tear gas on protesters in downtown Portland |work=KOIN |url=https://www.koin.com/news/protests/intolerable-lawmakers-blast-federal-response-to-portland-protests/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715204110/https://www.koin.com/news/protests/intolerable-lawmakers-blast-federal-response-to-portland-protests/ |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||last=Pitofsky|first=Marina|date=July 17, 2020|title=Oregon governor criticizes Trump for sending federal officers to Portland|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/507841-oregon-governor-criticizes-trump-sending-federal-officers-to |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> The mayor said the officers were causing violence and "we do not need or want their help."<ref name="mayor" /> Multiple Congressional committees asked for an investigation, saying "Citizens are concerned that the Administration has deployed a secret police force."<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||first1=Jerrold|last1=Nadler|first2=Bennie G.|last2=Thompson|first3=Carolyn B.|last3=Maloney|title=Letter to the DHS and DOJ|url=https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2020/07/19/2020-07-19_letter_to_doj_dhs_ig_regarding_special_deputations_portland.pdf |date=July 19, 2020 |access-date=November 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||agency=[[Reuters]]|title=House Democrats Demand Investigation Into Use of Force at Portland Protests|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-race-protests-portland-investi-idUKKCN24K0Q0 |date=July 19, 2020 |first=Sarah N. |last=Lynch |access-date=July 21, 2020 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Lawsuits against the administration were filed by the American Civil Liberties Union<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||last=Axelrod |first=Tal |date=July 17, 2020 |title=ACLU files lawsuit over federal agents in Portland |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/507922-aclu-files-lawsuit-over-federal-agents-in-portland |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> and the [[Attorney General of Oregon|attorney general of Oregon]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last=Gillespie|first=Emily|title=Oregon attorney general sues federal agencies for allegedly violating protesters' civil rights|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/18/portland-oreland-ag-lawsuit/|access-date=July 21, 2020|date=July 18, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The inspectors general for the Justice Department and Homeland Security announced investigations into the deployment.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last=Cohen|first=Max|date=July 23, 2020|title=DOJ IG launches probe into law enforcement actions in Portland and Washington, D.C.|work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/doj-ig-probe-law-enforcement-portland-washington-dc-380383|access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>

Under a deal worked out between Governor [[Kate Brown]] and the Trump administration, federal agents withdrew to standby locations on July 30, while state and local law enforcement forces took over responsibility for protecting the courthouse; they made no arrests and mostly stayed out of sight. Protests that night were peaceful. A DHS spokesperson said federal officers would remain in the area at least until the following Monday.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calm-returns-to-portland-as-federal-agents-withdraw/2020/07/31/3606b35a-d364-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html|title=Calm returns to Portland as federal agents withdraw|last1=Taylor|first1=Adam|last2=Miroff|first2=Nick|last3=Farenthold|first3=David A.|date=July 31, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>