Top U.S. Homeland Security official insists arrests in Portland are lawful

“We are only targeting and arresting those who have been identified as committing crime,” Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said at a press conference, noting that “all officers are identified as police law enforcement officers.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of DHS, has come under fire after videos surfaced online capturing camouflaged officers carrying guns without clear insignia on their uniforms identifying them as legitimate law enforcement officers. On Tuesday, Wolf claimed border patrol agents were facing “smear attacks” and accused the media of inaccurately depicting events in Portland.FILE PHOTO: U.S. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf looks on during a joint message with Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez , at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

On Monday, Trump suggested he would send federal law enforcement agents into other cities, claiming without presenting evidence that Democratic mayors in those places had failed to control crime.

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I think they are doing the best under what’s happening in the city.

Chad. He had to be a Chad. Could only get better if his wife mother or sister are Karen.

Claims?!

Great headline. You are just another propagandist for the left.

'Claims.' . has been allowed to remain in China, while the .nytimes .washingtonpost & WSJ were kicked out. Believe nothing from Reuters

Liar liar pants on fire!

Liar!!!!

Has this wolf man been senate confirmed?

SO WHY WERE THEY HIDING THERE IDENTITIES, THAT MUST BE BECAUSE YOU ARE LIEING!!

Killing federalism. What a great idea from covid uncle to tackle the situation

Lawful arrests result in defendants being brought before a judge and charged. Has this happened? If so, what are the charges? If not, why? SO many questions

F.A.S.C.I.S.T.

A revised version of Martin Niemoller's poem for the USA today. 'First they came for...'

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Chad Wolf is a fucking liar, and there's video evidence to prove it.

wolf wants to bring back the gestapo

No, they are not. I watched them gas and beat innocent protestors. Lying illrgimate weasel.

BS...🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

DHS_Wolf Thank you!

Breaking a few windows/spray painting is not an attack on buildings. Ppl wouldn’t do that if “peaceful protests” were taken seriously by any level of government. Nobody’s out in the streets if the police stop murdering unarmed Black ppl/r held accountable when they do. Period.

US citizens have option to choose IndigenousPeoples' governance.

Homeland Security = Trump Security Trump State Security Police Is American version of Gestapo

I've heard agents from the CBP and the US Marshal Service are involved. In WHAT world do they have jurisdiction? Where is the border in relation to Portland? Where are the escaped federal prisoners?

If they were so lawful when they asked for a lawyer, the protestor was let out of the car.

Picking up people in unmarked cars is a 'common practice.' Sure Jan.

'Lawful arrests' meaning the police identified themselves, did not beat and gas the suspects, told them why they were being arrested, read them their rights, took them to an established jail, allowed them to call their attorney & provided them with medical care. Doubtful.

Strippet.stage name Chad Wolf, is breaking the law by overstating his 'Acting' term limit and must be defunded. SpeakerPelosi TeamPelosi RepAdamSchiff danielsgoldman ddale8 HouseDemocrats RepSwalwell tedlieu SenSanders KamalaHarris ewarren

Law & Order-----this is America

Let’s arrest Chad Wolf. Just do it.

So to Chad, the Constitution is optional. Got it.

There not lawful arrests if you don’t have any authority

No they were not. TrumpCrimes realDonaldTrump

Thanks for clarifying, Chad. Any comment on the unbadged soldiers violently throwing peaceful civilians in unmarked vans and while threatening to shoot others like some third world banana republic dictatorship?

He can use this defence in his subsequent trial,

Then let us hear from some of those arrested. Let them tell what happened, what they were charged with, where they were taken.

Chad Wolf has an unhealthy fear of vaginas just like the rest of his Brute Squad.....

DHS_Wolf will face acnourt of law and Lady Justice after 1/20/21 You will be thrown into a cage Chad count on it...

Bullshit!

Maybe Chad Wolfe should have actually studied law instead of history and tennis in school, he'd know how wrong his statement is

*Acting*

Bullshit, not what I saw.

I wonder if the Courts are going to view it that way...

Lol 'Chad'

Brown Shirts

Yes , because 'lawful' arrests are usually made without stated cause or proper identification of arresting officers.

This is flat-out unconstitutional. Dems and Republicans need to rise up and shut this down. TrumpGestapo

Lies and more lies.

Such a chad move.

Bollocks

Acting Secretary.

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