2020-07-17 11:00:51, By ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS, AP NEWS
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations Oregon chapter said in a statement: "We are now seeing escalating tactics with protesters being unlawfully detained by unknown Federal law enforcement entities."
Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said Friday morning on "Fox & Friends" that the federal government has a responsibility to protect buildings such as the courthouse."
Gov. Kate Brown said President Donald Trump, who deployed Department of Homeland Security officers to Portland, is looking for a confrontation in the hopes of winning political points elsewhere.
The unrest has caused deep divisions in a city that prides itself on its activism and progressive reputation.___This version corrects that chanting about burning happened at police station, not federal courthouse.___Selsky reported from Salem, Oregon.___Follow Selsky on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andrewselsky
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said Thursday that state and city authorities are to blame for not putting an end to the protests, angering local officials.
Keywords
Donald Trump, U.S. News, Kate Brown, General News, Oregon, United States, Arrests, Racial injustice, Politics, Portland
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