Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is demanding that President Trump remove federal agents deployed to the city amid criticisms of a heavy-handed response against protesters and journalists and reports that militarized law enforcement personnel have refused to identify themselves. “Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” Wheeler said at a news conference Friday. Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said that officers are in contact with federal agents, but that neither controls what the other does. At least some of the federal officers belong to the Department of Homeland Security. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that its agents had information indicating the person in the video was suspected of assaulting federal agents or destroying federal property.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2020 01:52 UTC