Cities sue over federal law enforcement presence during protests
Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and officers in their cities during unrest and protests.
The 50-page lawsuit accuses both departments of "unilaterally, unlawfully, and unconstitutionally" instituting a "law and order" policy and deploying federal agents to cities.
Throughout the summer in Portland, federal agents from the DHS and U.S. Marshals, which fall under the Department of Justice, were deployed, the department said, to primarily protect the federal courthouse. In Oakland, federal agents were also tasked with protecting federal property.
"This lawsuit challenges the unlawful and unconstitutional overreach of federal law enforcement in response to and in anticipation of civil protests in progressive United States cities," the lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday says. "In particular, the lawsuit challenges the federal government's new policy authorizing the expanded and unbounded jurisdiction of federal law enforcement under the guise of protecting federal property, and the federal government's related and unconstitutional practice of commandeering local law enforcement officers for similar ends."
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