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President Donald Trump announced a “surge” of federal officers in cities across the nation Wednesday, an expansion of the effort to quell protests against police brutality and racism in Portland. (1/11)
The surge is being called “Operation Legend.” (2/11)
Federal officers have been engaging protesters in Portland since at least June 27. Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr have singled out Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Kansas City, Albuquerque and New York City as targets for future deployments of federal officers. (3/11)
A Special Response Team from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, similar to the BORTAC deployed in Portland, is being deployed in Seattle, The New York Times reported Thursday. (4/11)
Federal officers’ conduct here may offer some insight into what other cities should expect. Here are five takeaways from Portland. (5/11)
1. Federal officers have been quick to use chemical weapons, impact munitions and other force, and their tactics may differ from local law enforcement. (6/11)
2. Identifying what agency people are interacting with has often been difficult, sometimes nearly impossible, for the average person. (7/11)
3. Federal agencies may work in coordination with local law enforcement, as they have been in Portland.

The Portland City Council voted unanimously to ban cooperation with federal law enforcement Wednesday. (8/11)
4. Federal officers have grabbed people off the streets and loaded them into unmarked vans.

@OPB broke this story on July 16 after video emerged of unidentified federal agents detaining protesters in Portland: opb.org/news/article/f… (9/11)
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5. Federal officers have typically based their operations on federal property but have not been shy when it comes to operating on city property or public streets.

Read the full story: trib.al/8Q1AQS5 (11/11)
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At Salmon Street Springs, different groups, including folks with drums and other instruments, have been gathering and are preparing to march toward the justice center. We'll be following the Portland Black Lives Matter protests tonight with this thread. (video by @a_hardgrave)
This is Day 58 of sustained protests throughout the city of Portland, and the evening is kicking off with a dance party on the waterfront. Here's the vibe:
A crowd of at least 1,000 people is already in downtown Portland, and there's a car parade for Black Lives Matter circling and driving along 4th, Jefferson, Salmon and 3rd.
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It's the 55th day of continued protests in Portland, and here's the scene now outside the Justice Center. The "Wall of Moms" is back, in yellow. (video by @noellecrombie)
As the Moms march along Salmon Street, young women of color have the megaphones — behind them are the mostly white, middle-aged and older women holding signs. (photos by @killendave)
Mom signs in downtown Portland tonight include:
"You Need a Time Out."
"Moms getting into #goodtrouble"
"Don’t mess with mama bear"
(photos by @killendave)
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Chad Wolf, administrator of the Department of Homeland Security, doubled down on the need for federal agents’ presence in Portland on Tuesday, criticizing Portland police for doing nothing and forcefully rebuking local officials. (1/6)
Far from tamping down the unrest, however, the presence of federal agents — particularly allegations they have whisked people away in unmarked cars without probable cause — has given new momentum and a renewed focus to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller crowds. (2/6)
The use of federal agents against the will of local officials has also set up the potential for a constitutional crisis — and one that could escalate if Trump sends federal agents elsewhere, as he says he plans to do. (3/6)
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