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CNN PROJECTION: Joe Biden wins California, Oregon and Washington. Donald Trump wins Wyoming
26 people have been killed and dozens more are missing as fires ravage the West Coast
Nintety-seven large fires were burning Saturday in the West overall, including 12 in Idaho and nine in Montana, the National Interagency Fire Center said.
Oregon town of Blue River reduced to ash, rubble by Holiday Farm firef
Sandi Elwood grew up in Detroit, Oregon and went back on Wednesday, September 9, the day after a destructive wildfire nearly leveled the town where her mom stills lives. Her mother escaped before the flames burned her entire home. „It didn‘t sink in to anyone that it was really happening,“ Elwood said of the wildfire which took out most of her hometown.
Drone footage of Portland during the Oregon wildfires
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ACLU urges court to hold federal agents in Portland in contempt
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Oregon called on a federal court on Tuesday to hold federal agents in contempt for alleged attacks on journalists and legal observers at protests in Portland, Ore.
Portland City Council bans local police from working with federal law enforcement
The measure, which was passed on Wednesday, orders all members of the Portland Police Department to stop giving or receiving „operational support“ from officers representing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Marshal Service, Federal Protective Service and Customs and Border Protection, according to local news reports. Under the resolution, police are also banned from overseeing demonstrations alongside federal officers.
Wheeler begins to speak. Boos and then cheers when he says he demands the feds leave.
After being tear gassed in a crowd, Portland’s mayor and police commissioner Ted Wheeler denounced federal officers for “urban warfare.”
Some protesters, recalling the city police’s past use of tear gas, mocked him: “You better be here every night, Ted!”
Incredible scene. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler overcome with another volley of federal tear gas.
‚We Will Not Retreat‘: Homeland Security Vows Continued Federal Response To Protests
The acting head of Department of Homeland Security defended the controversial deployment of federal agents to Portland, Ore., saying the Trump administration would „not retreat“ from its duty to protect federal property.
At a news conference Tuesday, Chad Wolf insisted that the department „will support and protect those who want to peacefully protest.“
“Camouflaged Goon Squads”: Outrage, Legal Challenges in Portland as Federal Agents Snatch Protesters
The U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon has called for an investigation into the conduct of federal officers deployed to protests in Portland, calling their behavior “unlawful.” Local officials are also mounting legal challenges to remove the agents from city streets. Juan Chavez, project director and attorney at the Oregon Justice Resource Center, says it’s a terrifying situation for Portland residents who face “these camouflaged goon squads” who often refuse to identify themselves or their agencies. “They just appear in the middle of the night next to people who are in and around downtown who then get corralled into these vehicles, not told where or who’s picking them up,” he says.
A Navy veteran says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by authorities while attending his first protest in Portland
When contacted by CNN, a spokesperson for the Portland Police Bureau said that their officers were not involved in the incident.
Customs and Border Protection also told CNN that their officers were not involved.
CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and US Marshals for a comment but has not yet heard back.
Einsatz der Bundespolizei in Portland: „Wir wollen, dass sie gehen“
Die Kritik seitens der Demokraten ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. Die Vorsitzende des Repräsentantenhauses, Nancy Pelosi, sagte in einem Statement, man lebe in einer Demokratie, nicht in einer Bananenrepublik. Sie halte die Entsendung der Truppen für einen „eklatanten Machtmissbrauch“.
Unmarked Vehicle, unmarked agents, in the dark. This is not an abduction scene in a movie about a totalitarian regime. It‘s real happening in Portland, Oregon, USA.
(17.06.2020)
‚Secret police force‘: Feds reportedly pull Portland protesters into unmarked vehicles, stirring outrage
(17.06.2020)
Federal law enforcement officers have used unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland, according to news reports and at least one protester who spoke to USA TODAY.
Videos shared online show officers driving up to people, detaining them without explanation, then driving off, Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday evening to try and end what it called „lawlessness“ on the streets of Portland.
Oregon lawmakers call for DOJ, DHS inspectors general to investigate law enforcement presence in Portland
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D) and Ron Wyden (D) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D) and Suzanne Bonamici (D) said they are making the request after federal officers shot a demonstrator in the head and reports emerged of unmarked federal agents detaining protesters and taking them to unmarked minivans.
ACLU files lawsuit over federal agents in Portland
“DHS and DOJ are engaged in acts that are horrific and outrageous in our constitutional democratic republic,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) said. “First, they are deploying paramilitary forces with no identification indicating who they are or who they work for. Second, these agents are snatching people off the street with no underlying justification.
Coronavirus death toll at senior care homes represents nearly 6 in 10 deaths in Oregon tied to disease
(20.05.2020)
At least 83 of the state’s 140 coronavirus deaths — or nearly six in 10 — are now associated with senior care facilities, up from 78 the week before. Cases grew by about 13 percent during that time, from 480 to 545.
Most of the deaths appear to be residents, though state officials have not released that information for all facilities.