What Are Federal Agents Doing in Portland? | PBS NewsHour

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Portland Protests Protestors Oregon Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum President Trump Ted Wheeler tear gas police force
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What Are Federal Agents Doing in Portland? | PBS NewsHour

As U.S. protests continue over police violence and racism, some of them have been met with a federal response. One such place is Portland, Oregon—where local officials believe the presence of federal agents is doing more harm than good.

Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion video. To read the transcript, click here. For extra context on the federal agents deployed in Portland, OR, read this analysis.

July 27th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour. 

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