“It’s just not their role or expertise,” said Gil Kerlikowske, a former Customs and Border Protection commissioner in the Obama administration. “I was shocked that BORTAC would be used. All of these guys are totally a bad fit."
Morgan defended the officers' suitability for the Portland mission, describing them as some of the"most highly trained" in the CBP. Morgan specifically defended the use of BORTAC, saying the unit is trained to subdue rioting at DHS detention centers.Constitutional law experts say the deployment of federal officers and agents to Portland may run afoul with state and local laws.
Federal officials do have the authority to arrest people outside federal properties or boundaries when there’s probable cause that they’ve violated federal or state law. But Oregon law requires federal officers to first have certification and training, Vladeck wrote. It’s unclear if the federal officers in Portland have undergone such training.
"The people do seem to be getting detained without probable cause or the necessary requirements that they’ve committed a crime," said Michael Dorf, a constitutional law professor at Cornell University."Even state officers have to comply with those.
Don't blame 45 look at those who continue to uphold his actions. GOP, finding their grip they once maintained is all gone. Americans aren't Russians! WHO knows maybe they're russians who's wearing the uniforms and attacking Americans? Pay Attention American Citizens!
How are your citizens of Portland letting trump cops take over your state ? What are you all going to do to stop trump ?
Sickening beyond acceptability
look what those nazis did to theor own city!!! they should all be thrown in prison. The elected leadership are guilty of letting their own city be destroyed by fascists and nazis
This is China-America under the leadership of XI Trump.
fakenews ... why not ask why the Feds are there ... to protect Federal Property! You wonder why no one reads (trusts) your rag anymore!
Why don’t you ask Russia when they invaded Ukraine with what Putin says “wasn’t Russian soldiers”
Those are hired guns! Not real military soldiers! They are FAKE!
No good bastards
All combat fatigue isn't worn by 'REAL MILITARY SOLDIERS' who took the Military oath! You are looking at COUNTERFEIT MILITARY FORCES/FAKE SOLDIERS!
The man in the WH is garbageeeee, 142,000 lay dead, and all he can think of is starting trouble in cities. WhT a great leader you guys have, praise the dear leader, What an absolute joke realDonaldTrump you are sir, and you’ve been a joke for the last 35 years.
Happening today, in a not so distant Galaxy.
The tweet photo has a BORTAC patch that's very identifable
They're only difficult questions if you're unfamiliar with the Bill of Rights. DefundDHS WallOfMoms
Time to crush the leftist sanctuary cites that have been flaunting federal immigration law. Crush the globalists!
There are no 'difficult legal questions'. They are protecting Federal property including a Federal courthouse that are under seige.
How about what you need to know about the anarchists and rioters who are destroying downtown Portland and disrupting people who are trying to make a living isn’t that the better question ? Get a clue you ppl grow a pair deliver the news not your biased BS
GestapoTrump,...they are representing Donald Trump. They have invaded states where they have zero jurisdiction and are declaring war on the citizens who live there and who are exercising their constitutional rights. Trump is Anti-American.
WHAT ARE THE LEADERS DOING ----NOTHING EXCEPT GETTING PEOPLE HELP AND KILLED POLITICIANS HAVE KILLED MORE POLICE THEN WE KNOW.
Local control? More like local lack of control. PortlandRiots DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica
Article 2...No one at USA Today seems to have read it
We support them.
The Eagle crew is telling us what they think they know or wanna pretend to know
What were they protesting before the Feds showed up? Portland is a very white city. I doubt it was solely for black lives. Please explain.
Glad they are going there!
There is no local control in Portland but the media and Dems will do all they can to undermine any kind of law and order. They prefer the violence and destruction. It’s dad what has become of the Democratic Party.
they are attired in gear that will protect them from projectiles, etc. Why not report on how many police officers have been beaten, injured, assaulted. Oh, I know why, you are just a partisan propagandist.