Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf speaks during a press conference on the actions taken by federal officers and agents in Portland during continued unrest from the US Customs and Border Patrol headquarters in Washington on July 21, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
The head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged Oregon’s governor to take action to quell the unrest that has continued nearly every night in Portland since May 28.
Drawing attention to the 37 people arrested during rioting in the last 48 hours, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Gov. Kate Brown should send assistance to police officers in the state’s largest city.
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