customs and border protection in military uniform, in combat camouflage combing the streets. no marks what their organization is and no unique identifier. the head of the ccp said the they've done that they look like protesters from the right dressed in camouflage and things that look more like badges than the actual represents of customs and border protection. and what else did we see? here is a navy veteran standing in the street. he said he came down to the protests to saimply to say are you honoring your oath to the constitution. here we have officers beating them. he broke one of his ponies while this man here he's pepper sprayed him in the face. a peaceful protesters-- prepared, dressed in camouflage, forces deployed by the president of the united states and then what happens happened? well, they decided to not consult with the city on not consult with the state and think about what weapons they're carrying and how they use them. so impact munitions. this protester here in the silhouette he's standing, holding what appears to be a sign above his head, or maybe it's a ra

customs and border protection.part of one of their tactical teams that was out here following some of these nights of run debit. some of these protests, including the federal building here. but they were part of this infusion of resources that were brought in after president donald trump said that he was going to get tough on some of these rioters. and again, we saw what transpired. you have these officers using tactics that people continue to say are excessive use of force by police. even though customs border and protection says they were trying to conduct a lawful investigation, don. >> josh, i understand that cbp has actually issued a statement about this incident. what are they saying? >> yeah. so what their statement is saying, and i'll read it to to you here. it says cbp agents had information indicating the person in the video was suspected of assault against federal agents or destruction of federal property. it goes on to say that once cbp agents approached the suspect, a large and violent mob moved toward

let's discuss, the acting commissioner of us texans and border protection, mark morgan, good to have you back on the show. what do you make of this? we continue to hear specific language this is a trial run for this is going to be martial law, the president is not going to leave, how do you respond to elizabeth warren and others making those claims? >> i have been a law enforcement professional for 30 years, that is pure politics. i won't even get into it, it's not worthy of a response. it is ridiculous and outrageous. what you are seeing in portland has nothing to do with those comments. we were there in portland to address a specific situation going on and that is 60 days of violence targeted against federal law enforcement officers, that is what that is about, that is an absurd comment. shannon: i want to read something from oregon governor kate brown. after my discussions with vp pence and others the federal government has agreed to withdraw federal officers from portland, they acted as an occupying force and brought violence, since moral customs border protection and ice offices

customs and border protection issued a directive in january 2019 establishing new medical screening and other procedures. i physically went down to the border and saw the immediate emergency tactic that was used. it was a table and a use of coast guard doctors. they all meant well. dr. danaher, thank you for your leadership. my question as all of this falls at the feet of the administration, can you elaborate on the differences between pediatric disease processes and adult disease processes so that when you know that a child may be sick and why understanding the nuances of each is important especially in these situations? dr. danaher? dr. danaher: children are physiologically different from adults. they can compensate in different ways for infection than adults can. when they are sick, they can look well for quite a while. that is all very true. i think it is really important for there to be pediatric expertise at the border and it does not have to mean pediatricians. it means intense training for those already working at the border. currently emts in new mexico only get 10% of training

customs and border protections. as you know in december of 2018, they became the first migrant children without underlying medical conditions to die in u.s. custody. one child died of septic shock which went into multiple organ failure. another died from untreated influenza. their deaths, as well as those of four other children in government custody between september 2018 and may 2019 underscore the deficiencies in a system poorly designed to protect the well-being of vulnerable children. review of records makes clear that jacqueline and felipe both suffered painful deaths that could have been prevented by timely access to pediatric medical care. the children died of natural causes in both cases and there was no misconduct conclude i'd to be done by personnel. death by natural causes does not mean death was inevitable. the great efforts that several agents went to to help the children does not about solve them for perpetuating systems for placing children at medical neglect. cvp released a new directive in an of 201

well, this is what we saw, customs and border protection in military uniform in combat cam flowj, no -- camouflage, no marking what they are. they said, no they had markings and identifiers, but here they are. and to make it even worse, they look a whole lot like protesters from the far right who come to make trouble dressed in camouflage and they actually have things that look more like badges than the actual representatives of customs and border protection. and what else did we see? here's a navy veteran standing in the street who said he came down to the protest to simply say, are you honoring your oath to the constitution? here we have cbp officers beating him, here's one baton, here's another, they broke one of his bones while this man here pepper sprayed him in the face. a peaceful protester standing, being attacked by unmarked war-prepared, dressed in camouflage forces deployed by the president of the united states. and then what else happened? well, they decided not to consult with the city and not consult with the state and not think carefully about what weapons they are car

border protection in combat camouflage coming to streets not marking what their organization is and no unique identifier. the head of the cbp said they had markings. here they are. , they make it even worse look a whole lot like protesters from the far right who come to make trouble dressed in camouflage. they actually have things that look more like badges than the actual representatives of customs and border protection. and what else did we see? here is a navy veteran standing in the street who said he came to protest to simply say, are you honoring your oath to the constitution? officersave cbp beating him. they broke one of his bones. this man pepper sprayed him in the face. a peaceful protest are standing -- tester -- protester, standing, being attacked by dressed in camouflage forces deployed by the president of the united states. and then what else happened? they did not consult with the city and with the state and not think carefully about what weapons they are carrying and how they use them. so impact munitions. this protester in the silhouette, he is standing, he is holding w

customs and border protection. we will have live coverage here on c-span. later this afternoon, president trump will give an update on u.s. infrastructure needs. watch that line from alanna at 3:10 eastern. >> sunday night on q&a, the american conservative executive director and acting editor on the special edition of the magazine. >> i conceived of the project because there's a lot going on in our country right now. it is unsettling times for a number of americans. everything having to do with the covid crisis to the lockdowns to the killing of george floyd and and riots protests and the presidential election. a lot of people are taking the opportunity to re-examine first principles and trying to figure out where we stand as a nation. >> watched sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. beth connelly studies opioid use prevention and thetment in her role as project director at the pew charitable trust. y, oneonnol headline on the opioid pandemic during the coronavirus pandemic, opioid overdoses are skyrocketing as covid-19 sweeps across the u.s. a

geoffrey what do you think about feds being deployed from customs and border protection to crackdown on civilian. well it's real strange we just had a bizarre case and this one is just as bizarre why would custom agents at the border be pulled out when we've been told that our borders are are are in deep trouble we need those custom agents at the border we're being overrun with illegal aliens and yet they're pulling illegal people i should say don't use that term alien anyway so they polled them and send them up to portland to do what guard statues they were not asked ian by the local 'd government they were not asked in by the state government by the governor what are they doing there this is such a strange thing but let's remember something. linda mcmahon vince mcmahon's wife used to be trump's small business head she switched to his reelection campaign committee this has w w e written all over it all over because what are trumps sad showing they're showing chaos in the streets if your boat for joe biden all you're going to see is chaos in the streets noble who we want law and orde

so customs border protection will have police on the front, will have customs border protection and a homeland security heel on each shoulder and their unit identifier appeared to be as our board tack, which is a s.w.a.t. team and an individual identifier as well. another name, but a code identifier like a s3 or something like that that is unique to them. they are identifying themselves according to the subject of some news this week of viral video that you seem to be alluding to. they identify themselves to that subject. they did not identify themselves to the crowd who is shouting at them. because they have no obligation to do that. and it distracts them from keeping themselves and the subject they are dealing with safe. during their interaction with such people. so very standard for us. and we are going to continue to keep the presence they are as long as the violence days. if those violent criminals want us to leave or to reduce our presence, we are always there and have been since the courthouse and other buildings were built. if they want to see our presence reduced, then the vi

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customs and border protection and ice officers will leave downtown portland. the administration. >> this is political theater for the trump administration to bring federal troops to portland streets. it was about winning political points with their base, their presence substantially increased the violence and tension and chaos in our streets. todd: federal agents will not leave until they are sure the threat is gone. >> that language is very irresponsible. she is describing law enforcement officers who wake up every day, but the bad john, put the uniform on and protect the community, we will remain there, protect the courthouse. we are going to see if they can execute the plan they put in place and that is not going to happen overnight, we have to stay there. >> will clarify oregon state police will take over around the courthouse. some assume the offices will pull back and remain in the area, federal protective service agents will remain in the courthouse, that is their job. this as the administration announces expansion of operation legend deploying 25 more

border protection. i said what's the story with this tactic of secret police on the streets. they said oh, no, no, no. we insist they have imrncht c.b. he put this in a tweet. he told all-america we don't do that but america has pictures. and those pictures tell us there is no i.d. these are being deployed as secret operators on the streets of portland. now, that can be terrifying because you don't know who they are. is it just someone who wants to create trouble who put police on their shirt or is it one of these folks? these folks have badges on them that look a little more official. we see an american flag here. we see an american flag here. are these the white extremists coming to the streets to beat people up? or are they federal agents and if so, who are they, what is their mission? well, we found out their mission in short order. here we have a picture of a navy vet and that navy vet said he came down to say what does it mean to honor your oath, the oath of office, oath to the constitution. he wa

on those held in custody by customs and border protection. then president trump gives an update on u.s. infrastructure needs come alive from atlanta. continues. host: jim tankersley joins us via zoom for a conversation about the joe biden campaign's new series of economic plans. the first was released last week, the second came yesterday. first, explain the pitch the biden camp is making with these spending investment plans. guest: thanks for having me, it is a pleasure. what joe biden is trying to do is counter president trump on the economy. the president won the election in part on the strength of a populist pitch to americans who , and makinghind appeals to the industrial midwest about manufacturing. the first part of joe biden's new plan he put out last week is called "build back better." live laughtle like love, but for the economy. with the former vice president wants to do is promote more of what he calls a buy american youth host. he is going to get the government to spend hundreds of billions of dollars more on american-made product

that bureau, it has made sense by pulling together employees of other agencies, such as the border protection, border patrol, or even the customs service, which you pay duty to if you are bringing an perfume or something. one difference is with the other agencies, you do not have necessarily as much training or expertise in a lot of the questions at that come up in policing. what is thee like constitutional requirement if you take somebody into custody. this is something that fbi people will tend to know. but you may not know if you are without another agency -- with another agency. host: one complaint we have seen the most coming out of portland federalact that the agents on the street are not identifying themselves as federal agents or the department for which they work. is that something that we will see more of, or do you see that being a change that will happen? guest: it is one of the big issues, something we have trying toget -- have been trying get answers on because you cannot always tell five videos on social media. the department of homeland security claims that all of their agents

chiefs no one can ever remember a local police chief asking for or needing or wanting customs and border protectione border patrol, i.c.e., et cetera, to help police civil unrest the reasons, of course, is this is not in their wheelhouse this isn't what they're trained for. this isn't what they do. and it is just a huge mistake, and it's an incredible waste of federal tax dollars and resources. >> gil, what statute are they working off of how are they able to do this legally? traveling in unmarked vans, according to protesters, not identifying themselves or identifying a reason for why these protesters are being plucked off the street how is that legal? >> so, what would be the legal basis for this would be the protection of federal property they clearly have that right to do that. when they start venturing off the federal property, remember, if they're not wearing, you know, police officers have to wear name tags they have to have badge numbers. people have to be able to identify them. this isn't the case so often we also, of course, saw this when they were dispatched to lafayette square in front

then i connected with the customs and border protection.y are wearing camouflage and helmets with no i.d., no unique identifier, nothing that says customs and border protection, cbp, just a generic police. who are they? they have been grabbing people, throwing them into unmarked vans, taking them away p. the young man couldn't find out who they were, they wouldn't tell him when they released him. they had no apparent cause for grabbing him other than he was at a protest. and that is not a justification in america. but this young man says he was terrified because there's been challenges with different groups in portland and who are these people grabbing him and throwing him into a van? was he being kidnapped? was he going to be beaten up? he had no idea. this is like a secret police or militia from an authoritarian government. it's not acceptable. i'm going to be introducing an amendment to the defense authorization reauthorization act that say you cannot conduct yourself in this fashion with these forces. >> all right, senator jeff merkley,

he was joined by the acting customs and border protection commissioner mark morgan. >> thank you foreing here this afternoon. last night was the 52nd consecutive night of violent activity in downtown portland, targeting federal facilities and federal properties. mainly the federal courthouse. the department's mission is very clear. we are charged with protecting federal facilities across the country. we have been protecting the courthouse in downtown portland since 1997 when it first opened. we began to see a rise in violent activity targeting federal facilities in late may in portland, coinciding with the death of george floyd. let me reiterate that the department fully supports those who wish to peacefully protest. let me say this again. we support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest. unfortunately what we are seeing in portland every night, roughly from midnight to 4:30 or 5:00 a.m., is a complete opposite. again, what is occurring in portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting. these individuals are organized and they have one miss

customs and border protection saying that these officers were theirs.s stemmed from video that we saw that was from a bystander. you see tactical agents rolling up. they arrest a person and put him into this unmarked vehicle. you have people around him saying who are you, asking them to identify themselves. again, this caused many questions, this controversial video about possible overstepping by police including one u.s. senator who called this authoritarianism. we did here from the u.s. customs and border protection who said in a statement that cbp agents had information indicating that the person in the video was suspected of assault against federal agents or destruction of property. now once they approached the person, the agents quickly moved the suspect to a safer location. a lot of time passing. now this follows in portland where we've seen so many of these protests including some of them turning violent. we also know that president trump has ordered federal resources into the area. and so, again, more controversy there about policing in portland

customs and border protection will have police on the front, customs and border protection and the homelandity seal on each shoulder, and their unit identifier. these are a s.w.a.t. team, and they have an individual identifier, as well. >> yeah. >> harris: that's a lot of information. >> it sure is. maybe these democrats, these hard leftists are concerned about that these federal agents may be coming in unmarked cars. what do you want? if they come in unmarked cars, they get a break through their window. they have their identification on both shoulders. if they apprehend someone who is defacing or destroying federal property, which is the situation that they are trying to stop in portland, when they do that they tell the person they are apprehending who they are and why they are being apprehended. what more do you want? you want them to come in in a big marked vehicle so that the looters in the mob can throw bricks and frozen water bottles through the window? i don't think so. this is just common sense. this is the way it's supposed to work. it would be nice if more people like the person y

, those are border protection people, board security people, and i.c.e.mmigration enforcement. people that enforce our immigration laws. i use d to say to people within dhs, let's not let side shows like this derail our core mission and discredit us in the communities where we need to operate and plainly, no one is making that calculation right now. and it's actually probably making things worse. not better. >> now. indeed. looks like an invasion. the natural inkri cli nation is to resist it. thank you so much for being here. appreciate your time tonight and still ahead, remember when president-elect trump said this? >> i have a no conflict of interest provision as president so i could actually run my business. i could actually run by business and run government at the same time. >> is it any surprise that the trump family is reportedly banking big money off of this presidency? well, that is next. as the reidout kocontinues. rco. - hey, can i... - safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!!

[applause] we have stood without apology for the courageous men and women of customs and border protection day. [applause] biden is for open borders. endr agenda calls for an deportation, for lawyers, and free health care for illegal immigrants paid for by american taxpayers. it is extraordinary. presidenthome this has been a champion for allowing every parent to choose where their children go to school regardless of their income or area code. president donald trump stands for school choice. and here in wisconsin, the birthplace of the school choice movement in america, you deserve to know. [applause] joe biden would take away the right of parents to choose where their children go to school -- public, private or parochial. you need to tell your neighbors and friends. joe biden wants to end school choice. those are the facts. it's not just about our economy and defending american jobs and health and educational opportunities. i couldn't be more proud to be vice president to a president who has stood without apology for the sanctity of human life. [applause] by contrast, joe biden supports t

-- border protection during the first six months of 2020, this year, 180,000 people were apprehended or deemed inadmissible. in 2019 last year, during the same period, this number was almost 600,000. that's a reduction of 416,000 people or a whopping 70%. a more secure border means safer communities across america and as of july 27, 256 miles of the border wall system have been completed. as our nation experiences social unrest from coast to coast, it is critical that we restore law and order to include our borders. president trump has pledged to continue to do just that, and i am proud to stand with him in this effort. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. ruiz, for five minutes. i rise today in honor d in memory of john c. lee veech the third. he was the natural leader with a an incredible passion for life, education, and helping others. he was a tremendous educator, a lieutenant colonel in the united states army, national teacher of the year, and he mentored to so many in the coache

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. >> i saw reporting that some of these officers, federal officers are cvp, custom and border protection. i know this will sound snarky, but i want to say for the record like portland is not on the border, right? >> well, you know your geography well, probably better than a lot of vice presidential candidates in certain parties. but, yes, we know there are federal officials. as you mentioned, they are driving unmarked cars. media reports tell me that they literally are renting vehicles from local rental agencieagenci. but i asked them to go home. the mayor has asked them to go home. our congressional delegation has asked them to go home. and if not, i ask them to comply with the same restrictions that the portland police bureau is under. the federal courts have placed restrictions on the city of portland police force in terms of their use of force. federal officials should be required to comply with these absolute same restrictions. americans ought to be outraged and oregonians are. this is absolutely unacceptable. this was purely a photo opportunity for political theater for the trump a

darting tomorrow all customs and border protection and i.c.e. officers will leave downtown portland. there's been some back and forth on what this does, doesn't mean, what the agreement is or isn't, what can you tell us tonight? >> so it's crystal clear and the secretary has been crystal clear about his conversation and what was agreed upon. your listeners need to know, we are not going anywhere right now. look, the state police of the governor has authorized the state police to come in, to work with the federal authorities shoulder by shoulder, side-by-side to address the ongoing violence and anarchy going on in the city -- streets of portland. if that's what we should be doing, that's what we've been doing for a long time, but we are not leaving until we are absolutely sure that the threat against that courthouse and the officers inside is gone. if until then, we are going to remain in portland. >> shannon: okay, will it be in the same fashion that it's been on the streets with the fencing around the courthouse? is anything optical going to ch

today the department of homeland security telling abc news that they're sending a customs and border protection tactical unit to seattle, a similar wan cone cap in portland, it was tweeted by jeff merkley. >> what's going on here? it's the government miscasting protesters as violent criminals and trying to scare people from going out and protesting police brutality. >> reporter: now concerns are growing that clashes between protesters and federal agents could be seen nationwide as president trump authorizes federal operations in other cities. >> yeah, the cities, unfortunately, that are in trouble are all run by democrats. you have radical left democrats running cities like chicago and so many others that we just had a news conference, and unfortunately, that's the way it is. >> reporter: calling it operation legend, the administration wants to send agents from the fbi, dea and atf into city, it says to help curb illegal gun sales and other federal crimes, but the violence in portland is casting skepticism on how this operation will actually be carried out. in cities like chicago the mayor has

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the office has reached a deal to have border protection and i.c.e. agents depart as soon as tomorrow. however, the department of homeland security indicates that its forces will remain in the city. this is part of that agreement. the white house sent federal agents to portland earlier this month following violent demonstrations. >>> and a statue some consider controversial has been removed from marin county. that statue of sir francis drake has stood near the ferry landing for decades. but this morning it was removed. nbc bay area's cierra johnson is live for us in marin county to explain who removed that statue and why so many people wanted it out. >> reporter: good morning. that statue that you mentioned was of sir francis drake. he stood with a flag planted in the ground as well as a sword. that statue is now gone and it's nothing but gravel. that's because the lake spur city manager removed it after protesters with a rally planned tomorrow said they would tear it down themselves if it still stood. now the city tells us the statue was being stored

m marshals and there's custom and border protections, they also all wear camouflage. all the videos we've seen and the people i interviewed, either experienced this or saw this happen, everybody they've seen are wearing camouflage when it happens. it's either u.s. marshals or cbp or both. >> and what sort of stories of detentions are you learning about, are they extended -- it strikes me that that would be a real legal question about their authority there? >> so one person i spoke to who this happened to, was walking back to his car a mini van pulled up, four, five people in camouflage, pulled down his beanie to blindfold him. he was taken to the federal courthouse. and he was there for a couple of hours total. they read him his rights. they didn't give him documentation, he's still not sure if he's been charged with anything. >> jonathan, i have a couple of questions, why border patrol of all branches of our government and law enforcement, i know we can't go to canada these days but are we worried about those dangerous canadians coming south into oregon? that's quest

customs and border protection officials saying its agents took the action in the video because the protester was "suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property" and that the suspect was moved to a "safer location for further questioning." 29-year-old mark pettibone saying something similar happened to him. >> i feared for my life and i ran and they eventually caught up with me and pulled me into the van. >> reporter: city and state officials demanding the removal of agents. this morning, the president saying he could consider sending agents to other major american cities. >> we're not going to let new york and chicago and philadelphia and detroit, baltimore and all -- oakland is a mess. we are not going to let this happen in our country. >> reporter: city and community leaders here are calling for an end to the violence. david? >> all right, kayna whitworth, thank you. >>> and a note involving abc news tonight. the chairman of walt disney television issuing a statement about the senior vice president for talent and business a fairs at abc news. after allegat

those agents have no insignia but we have since learned that their customs and border protection agents brought in by the department of homeland security dhs says that people are being arrested for crimes committed and that they are there to protect federal buildings from demonstrators set of taken destructive measures in one case of police association office was set on fire law enforcement on the ground have been firing tear gas and one source tells me that agents are being hit but frozen water bottles fireworks and green lasers being pointed into their eyes. plus they're being intimidated and followed back to their hotels. people there are clearly rejecting their presence and the mayor is backing them and here's what the acting deputy secretary of homeland security said about why they're still there. >>the reason we advance other dhs law enforcement officers is because there is intelligence locally generated that there were going to be threats to federal facilities. you know maintaining an appropriate response is an ongoing obligation. i grant you that and that's worse that's for all

customs and border protection agencies having when it comes to supplying police departments take a look here almost $31000.00 for gas masks almost $1200000.00 on quote nonlethal items. now this is stuff ranging from riot gear equipment like shields helmets bulletproof vests and then almost $12000.00 on munitions like rubber bullets tear gas bring it all to a grand total of almost 1300000 dollars all being paid for by u.s. taxpayers now we're seeing in cities like malaki for the 1st time this week there are signs of preparation for the virtual democratic national convention that starts august 17th and there is word of protests ramping up now the milwaukee police department has a number of d.n.c. related requests including smoke unaids and rubber bullets but the department hasn't really publicly discussed its plans and they likely won't given the major coordinated effort between local state and federal authorities now federal prosecutors in milwaukee well they're trying to dispel any concerns that federal agents headed to their cities will be used to break up these protests and that the a

seen on camera making arrests and putting protesters into unmarked vehicles and customs and border protection has acknowledged its agents were also involved in arresting protesters. oregon's attorney general is suing the dhs is federal agencies are. >>operating with no transparency and against the will of just about every leader in our state, those leaders include the governor and u.s. senator jeff merkley of oregon. >>portland's mayor also speaking out people are being literally scooped off the street into unmarked vans denied due process as far as i can see this is completely unconstitutional protests also playing out in seattle over the weekend. >>which resulted in arrests damage to police property and one officer being taken to a hospital according to the seattle police department i'm reid binion reporting. >>well in san francisco, the cliff house will be closing its doors temporarily after a 157 years the restaurant is suspending takeout service starting today due to the pandemic restaurant owners say they decided on a temporary shutdown so that they can save remaining resources to ensur

marshals service, as well as customs and border protection, have been sent to guard a federal courthousend other government buildings. oregon governor kate brown -- >> having federal officers here is like pouring gasoline on a fire. >> reporter: this video from wednesday morning shows the officers detaining someone. last night, portland's mayor ted wheeler called their presence "an attack on democracy." >> these are the kind of tactics that you would see in a banana republic. no probable cause, no marked vehicles, no identification of vehicles, no identification of who these people are. >> reporter: oregon's district u.s. attorney said friday he has requested the department of homeland security office of the inspector general to launch an investigation directed specifically at the actions of dhs personnel. oregon's a.c.l.u. is suing the department of homeland security and the u.s. marshals, a move they say is meant to "save our democracy." michael george, cbs news, new york.arreheions and honors john lewis we turn our attention to voting rights and access, an issue that lewis fought vali

the department of homeland security and customs and border protection among the federal agencies with militarized units on the streets, detaining people. the message from the city's leaders -- get out. >> your presence here isn't wanted. it's not needed. and the people engaging in these activities aren't willing to identify who they are, and they're not wearing insignia on their uniforms. >> reporter: the state's attorney general now suing a list of those agencies for overstepping their powers, claiming they're seizing citizens without probable cause, in a violation of their civil rights. >> one of these unmarked vehicles pulls up to the crosswalk. we're all standing out and four or five men came out, jump out, and just start rushing at us. it was absolutely terrifying. >> reporter: the federal agents sent in after seven weeks of protests following the death of george floyd. president trump taking a hard line today. tweeting in defense of the arrests, "we are trying to help portland, not hurt it. their leadership has, for months, lost control of the anarchists and agitators. they are

forfeiture is the airport a recent report by the institute of justice discovered that customs and border protection and other department of homeland security agents seized more than 2000000000 dollars in cash from travelers and u.s. airports between $22162000000000.00 the report is the 1st to show the use of civil asset forfeiture by federal law enforcement in airports after multiple investigations most of these passengers were never even charged with crimes people like reston because ozzy a u.s. citizen who attempted to board a flight in 2018 to return to his native albania because as he had roughly 58000 dollars in cash in his luggage money he said was taking to repair a house he owned because as he was strip searched and had his entire life savings seized c.b.p. officials claimed the cash was involved in the smuggling and drug trafficking operation but had 0 proof of this and it gets worse and 2017 the justice department office of the inspector general found that the d.n.a. seized more than $4000000000.00 in cash from people suspected of drug activity but $3200000000.00 of those seizures were ne

customs and border protection's border patrol tactical unit." yes, they are tasked with patrolling mexico's long border with oregon. the customs boarder acting commissioner explained you will not see names on the uniforms because the same violent criminals use this information to target them and their families putting them both at risk. it goes without saying docking is bad. i wish it went without saying having a secret police is way worse and is trump- stappo is not saying they're just following orders. they're saying they're just following executive orders. and portland mayor ted wheeler sees something sinister: >> "as best as i can tell, this is an effort - a last gasp effort - by a failed president with sagging polling data, who's trying to look strong for his base. he's actually using the federal police function in support of his candidacy." >> stephen: explains the new campaign slogan: "trump 2020 - get in the van!" today, in the oval office, trump defended his deployment of the feds. >> portland was totally out of control, the democrats,