Post by the Scribe on Jul 29, 2020 7:00:18 GMT
This is ALL about politics and winning the election for Trump and conservatives. Notice how all of the CONServatives have fallen in line behind these law and disorder actions by Trump? They need to take America's attention off of how incompetent Trump and the Cons are in handling the pandemic.
Business Insider
A former Border Patrol agent describes the special federal unit deployed in Portland as one of 'the most violent and racist in all law enforcement'
oseddiq@insider.com (Oma Seddiq)
Business InsiderJuly 27, 2020, 2:54 PM
Demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest on July 26 in Portland, Oregon.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
A former senior Border Patrol agent described a federal unit deployed in Portland, Oregon, as one of "the most violent and racist in all law enforcement."
Jenn Budd, who worked at the agency for six years before leaving in 2001, described her experiences with the Border Patrol's elite unit, known as Bortac, to The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/27/trump-border-patrol-troops-portland-bortac
"They don't do normal vehicle stops. They will rip drivers from their seat, throw him against the side, put him in handcuffs — the same tactics you are now seeing Bortac agents use in Portland," Budd said.
Bortac, short for Border Patrol Tactical Unit, is typically summoned for high-risk missions such as drug raids.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
A former senior Border Patrol agent described an elite federal unit deployed by the Trump administration to quell protests in Portland, Oregon, as one of the "the most violent and racist in all law enforcement."
Jenn Budd, who worked at the agency for six years until 2001, described her encounters with the US Border Patrol's unique unit, known as the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or Bortac, to The Guardian in a story published on Monday.
The specially trained officers are the "biggest guys, like the jocks in a football team," Budd told The Guardian. "They live in tight groups like the Navy Seals, spending their time in military-style training," she said.
Budd added: "They don't exist within the realm of civilian law enforcement. They view people they encounter in the military sense as enemy combatants, meaning they have virtually no rights."
Bortac, which was established in 1984, often functions as the Border Patrol's SWAT team and is responsible for carrying out missions related to drug trafficking, human smuggling, and other high-risk operations. Members undergo advanced training, have special weapons, and are deployed both domestically and internationally, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq. The unit is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, and officials typically work in desert areas of the border.
www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Border%20Patrol%20Tactical%20Unit.pdf
"They don't do normal vehicle stops. They will rip drivers from their seat, throw him against the side, put him in handcuffs — the same tactics you are now seeing Bortac agents use in Portland," Budd told The Guardian.
Bortac agents have been among the at least 110 reported federal law-enforcement officials sent by President Donald Trump earlier this month on the grounds of protecting federal buildings in Portland, where protests have been ongoing since the killing of George Floyd on May 25. Countless violent clashes between agents and civilians have unfolded over the past weeks and involved the use of teargas and nonlethal munitions.
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/07/22/us/22reuters-global-race-portland-valor.html
www.businessinsider.com/video-shows-tear-gas-tornado-as-portland-protests-continue-2020-7?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral
Many local and state officials, along with Department of Homeland Security employees, have condemned the actions and presence of federal agents in Oregon's largest city as "unconstitutional." In response, congressional lawmakers have introduced legislation to block Trump, who has sought to increase the number of federal forces in Portland, from using them.
www.businessinsider.com/dhs-employees-portland-response-tarnishes-reputation-unconstitutional-2020-7?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral
www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-representatives-announce-legislation-to-block-federal-paramilitary-occupations-in-portland-and-other-american-cities-2020
Rodney Scott, who has served as Border Patrol's chief since January, said he offered to deploy Bortac to the scene after Federal Protective Service, the agency in charge of protecting federal civilian facilities, requested help from other DHS departments, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.
www.wsj.com/articles/elite-border-patrol-unit-is-among-federal-agents-deployed-to-portland-11595689780
Budd, who describes herself as a whistleblower, blasted the chief on Monday after he tweeted that "agents are assaulted w/laser weapons in #Portland every night."
"Something you should know about @usbpchief he lies. A lot. Like seriously, a lot," Budd wrote on Twitter.
twitter.com/USBPChief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1287760350180282369%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBuddJenn2Fstatus2F1287760350180282369widget%3DTweetweet
Budd also told The Guardian that an instructor during her training as a Border Patrol agent in 1995 used racial slurs to refer to Latino migrants, who she said were often deemed as "criminals" by the agency.
Border Patrol officials have long been accused of discriminatory practices by civil-rights groups.
www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights/ice-and-border-patrol-abuses
Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
A former Border Patrol agent describes the special federal unit deployed in Portland as one of 'the most violent and racist in all law enforcement'
oseddiq@insider.com (Oma Seddiq)
Business InsiderJuly 27, 2020, 2:54 PM
Demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest on July 26 in Portland, Oregon.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
A former senior Border Patrol agent described a federal unit deployed in Portland, Oregon, as one of "the most violent and racist in all law enforcement."
Jenn Budd, who worked at the agency for six years before leaving in 2001, described her experiences with the Border Patrol's elite unit, known as Bortac, to The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/27/trump-border-patrol-troops-portland-bortac
"They don't do normal vehicle stops. They will rip drivers from their seat, throw him against the side, put him in handcuffs — the same tactics you are now seeing Bortac agents use in Portland," Budd said.
Bortac, short for Border Patrol Tactical Unit, is typically summoned for high-risk missions such as drug raids.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
A former senior Border Patrol agent described an elite federal unit deployed by the Trump administration to quell protests in Portland, Oregon, as one of the "the most violent and racist in all law enforcement."
Jenn Budd, who worked at the agency for six years until 2001, described her encounters with the US Border Patrol's unique unit, known as the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or Bortac, to The Guardian in a story published on Monday.
The specially trained officers are the "biggest guys, like the jocks in a football team," Budd told The Guardian. "They live in tight groups like the Navy Seals, spending their time in military-style training," she said.
Budd added: "They don't exist within the realm of civilian law enforcement. They view people they encounter in the military sense as enemy combatants, meaning they have virtually no rights."
Bortac, which was established in 1984, often functions as the Border Patrol's SWAT team and is responsible for carrying out missions related to drug trafficking, human smuggling, and other high-risk operations. Members undergo advanced training, have special weapons, and are deployed both domestically and internationally, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq. The unit is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, and officials typically work in desert areas of the border.
www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Border%20Patrol%20Tactical%20Unit.pdf
"They don't do normal vehicle stops. They will rip drivers from their seat, throw him against the side, put him in handcuffs — the same tactics you are now seeing Bortac agents use in Portland," Budd told The Guardian.
Bortac agents have been among the at least 110 reported federal law-enforcement officials sent by President Donald Trump earlier this month on the grounds of protecting federal buildings in Portland, where protests have been ongoing since the killing of George Floyd on May 25. Countless violent clashes between agents and civilians have unfolded over the past weeks and involved the use of teargas and nonlethal munitions.
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/07/22/us/22reuters-global-race-portland-valor.html
www.businessinsider.com/video-shows-tear-gas-tornado-as-portland-protests-continue-2020-7?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral
Many local and state officials, along with Department of Homeland Security employees, have condemned the actions and presence of federal agents in Oregon's largest city as "unconstitutional." In response, congressional lawmakers have introduced legislation to block Trump, who has sought to increase the number of federal forces in Portland, from using them.
www.businessinsider.com/dhs-employees-portland-response-tarnishes-reputation-unconstitutional-2020-7?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral
www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-representatives-announce-legislation-to-block-federal-paramilitary-occupations-in-portland-and-other-american-cities-2020
Rodney Scott, who has served as Border Patrol's chief since January, said he offered to deploy Bortac to the scene after Federal Protective Service, the agency in charge of protecting federal civilian facilities, requested help from other DHS departments, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.
www.wsj.com/articles/elite-border-patrol-unit-is-among-federal-agents-deployed-to-portland-11595689780
Budd, who describes herself as a whistleblower, blasted the chief on Monday after he tweeted that "agents are assaulted w/laser weapons in #Portland every night."
"Something you should know about @usbpchief he lies. A lot. Like seriously, a lot," Budd wrote on Twitter.
twitter.com/USBPChief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1287760350180282369%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBuddJenn2Fstatus2F1287760350180282369widget%3DTweetweet
Budd also told The Guardian that an instructor during her training as a Border Patrol agent in 1995 used racial slurs to refer to Latino migrants, who she said were often deemed as "criminals" by the agency.
Border Patrol officials have long been accused of discriminatory practices by civil-rights groups.
www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights/ice-and-border-patrol-abuses
Read the original article on Business Insider