Mayors Push for Removal of Federal Forces as Violence Spikes

Mayors Push for Removal of Federal Forces as Violence Spikes
Federal agents disperse demonstrators who used fencing to block entrances and exits to the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, in Portland, Ore., on July 20, 2020. Noah Berger/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
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The mayors of some of the largest cities in the United States urged the Trump administration to remove federal officers, claiming that the officers’ enforcement of laws violates the U.S. Constitution.

“We write to express our deep concern and objection to the to the deployment of federal forces in our cities, as those forces are conducting law enforcement activities without coordination or authorization of local law enforcement officials,” the mayors wrote in a letter this week.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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