Protesters on Sunday protested the tactics federal authorities are using in Portland, Oregon, in front of the Virginia home of the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
A group of about 30 protesters gathered outside the Acting Secretary Chad WolfChad WolfHouse lawmakers will launch an investigation into DHS, excluding NY from the White House from the Trusted Traveler Program, and Congress will discuss the upcoming coronavirus relief bill as COVID-19 continues to increase federal agents collide with Portland protesters use tear gas MOREAlexandria, Va., Home to demonstrate against the arrest of protesters in Portland. The crowd of mostly white protesters wore face masks, The Washington Post reported.
The group was led by an Alexandria police patrol car as they marched a block and a half toward the house and chanted Black Lives Matter protest slogans. Three police officers were deployed in the side yard of Wolf’s home, and another was in a blue SUV in the driveway, the Post reported.
Speakers at the rally condemned DHS’s involvement in immigrant family separations, deportations and what they described as the “kidnapping” of Portland protesters.
One of Wolf’s neighbors, Rebecca Loesberg, told the Post that she ordered snacks and water when she heard about the protest to deliver.
DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
President Trump
Donald John Trump Seattle police declare riots amid ongoing protests. Brazilian Bolsonaro says he tested positive for coronavirus. The Reagan Foundation asks the Trump campaign, RNC, to stop using the former president’s name to raise money. PLUS He sent federal authorities to respond to the Portland protests this month after they have continued since George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody in May. The sent federal police have reportedly used tear gas and protested against the protesters.
Trump threatened last week to send federal police to other cities like Chicago amid riots and violence.
The federal response to Portland has sparked other protesters across the country take to the streets, even on Saturday night when various cities declared the meetings to be riots or illegal assemblies.
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