The actions by federal law enforcement in Portland are appalling. Unidentified federal officials forcing protestors into unmarked cars is the behavior of authoritarian governments, not the United States. 1/5 seattletimes.com/nation-world/i…
Secretary Wolf engaged in the kind of photo op you see from military leaders visiting active war zones, not from the Secretary of Homeland Security visiting American cities. 2/5
This is part of a growing trend by the administration to weaponize federal law enforcement for its own agenda, not to support and protect the American people. It's like what happened in Washington, D.C. when peaceful protestors were forcefully cleared out of Lafayette Park. 3/5
This is the latest action by the administration to abuse its power to undermine civil rights, peaceful protests, & sow fear & discord across the country. The admin claims to support peaceful protests, but it's clear that is only true when the protesting fits their narrative. 4/5
We need answers and accountability for the actions by CBP and federal law enforcement in Portland, and we need to continue to find ways to rein in the Trump Administration’s growing militarization of federal law enforcement on the American people. 5/5
