I literally know nothing more that what is in this article here but it is terrifying.
Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since at least July 14. Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online show the officers driving up to people, detaining individuals with no explanation of why they are being arrested, and driving off.
Nobody seems to know what agency this is. Nobody knows who authorized this. They are detaining people without telling them where they are being taken, why they are arrested, what charges they might face. They are searching clothing and belongings and nobody had seen a warrant. There is no probable cause. And this is not only happening near federal property. It’s happening all through downtown Portland.
These unidentified Federal Personnel have shot one protester with “less than lethal” rounds and fractured his skull, resulting in hospitalization.
“It’s like stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay,” said attorney Juan Chavez, director of the civil rights project at the Oregon Justice Resource Center.
The mayor of Portland did not request this:
“We do not need or want their help,” (Mayor Ted) Wheeler said. “The best thing they can do is stay inside their building, or leave Portland altogether.”
Senator Jeff Merkley (D) is opposed to this escalation and does not know what agency this is:
“Federal forces shot an unarmed protester in the face,” Merkley said in a tweet. “These shadowy forces have been escalating, not preventing, violence.”
The Governor of Oregon does not want these forces on the streets of Portland either:
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown similarly called for federal law enforcement officers to leave Portland. She added, (Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf is on a “mission to provoke confrontation for political purposes.”