BREAKING: Federal Tactical Teams to Withdraw From Portland, Governor Says

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=52041"><span class="small">Mike Baker, The New York Times</span></a>

Wednesday, 29 July 2020 11:05

Baker writes: "Federal tactical teams that have clashed with protesters in Portland in recent weeks will soon begin leaving the city, Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said Wednesday."

The arrival of federal officers triggered a dramatic escalation in protests in downtown Portland, Oregon. (photo: Mason Trinca/NYT)

BREAKING: Federal Tactical Teams to Withdraw From Portland, Governor Says

By Mike Baker, The New York Times

29 July 20

Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said the teams will begin a withdrawal on Thursday. Federal officials cautioned that they will withdraw only when they are confident the federal courthouse can be secured.

ederal tactical teams that have clashed with protesters in Portland in recent weeks will soon begin leaving the city, Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said Wednesday.

The federal agents will begin leaving downtown on Thursday, Ms. Brown said in a statement. An agreement between federal and state officials calls for the Oregon State Police to provide security for the exterior of the courthouse, while the usual team of federal officers that protects the courthouse year-round will continue to provide security for the interior of the courthouse.

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that while the department has agreed with the Oregon governor on a withdrawal plan, the department will proceed with the withdrawal of security personnel in Portland only if federal officials are confident that federal properties will no longer be under attack.

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