
DHS IG finds use of federal officers to quell Portland riots legal, recommends better planning in future
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The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General found that DHS had the authority to deploy federal law enforcement to protect government buildings in Portland, Ore., over the summer but also said similar moves in the future should have better planning.
Then-acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf described the more than three months of nightly Portland chaos as the work of "those who seek to undermine our democratic institutions" and noted that local police had appeared unable to quell constant attacks on local businesses and the federal courthouse. "Violent opportunists repeatedly targeted and attempt[ed] to burn down a federal courthouse, the seat of justice in downtown Portland," he said in September.More Related News