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![A man in a hard hat with "NAVY" written on it waves an upside-down U.S. Flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0729-portland-400x300.jpg)
In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon.
![A protester holds a sign reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER" during a march](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0729-kidnapping-400x300.jpg)
Video Shows Plainclothes NYPD Officers Throwing Protester Into Unmarked Van
The incident immediately drew comparisons to the authoritarian tactics recently used by federal agents in Portland.
![Attorney General William Barr watches a Republican Exhibit video during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, July 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0728-william-barr-testimony-400x300.jpg)
Jayapal: Barr Called BLM “Terrorists” But Ignored Armed Michigan Protesters
Barr had said he wasn't aware of protests in Michigan, where some had called for violence against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
![Attorney General William Barr speaks in the East Room of the White House, July 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0728-william-barr-400x300.jpg)
Barr to Attack Russia Investigation, “Violent Rioters” in First House Testimony
The attorney general is set to defend his controversial actions and accuse Democrats of seeking to discredit him.
![Protesters stand behind a vibrantly colored rainbow of homemade sheilds](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0727-portland-protesters-400x300.jpg)
If We Don’t Want Armed Feds Occupying Our Cities, We Must Hit the Streets
Continuing the protests is the only way to resist Trump’s attempt to establish martial law in Democratic cities.
![Federal officers deploy tear gas and less-lethal munitions while dispersing a crowd of about a thousand protesters in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 24, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0724-portland-federal-police-p--400x300.jpg)
Black Lives Matter Chicago Sues to Prevent Occupation by Trump’s Paramilitaries
Trump’s federal agents are terrorizing protesters and violating four constitutional rights.
![Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reacts after being exposed to tear gas fired by federal officers while attending a protest against police brutality and racial injustice in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 22, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0723-ted-wheeler-400x300.jpg)
“This Is Abhorrent”: Portland Mayor Tear Gassed by Federal Officers
The mayor described the federal agents' actions toward demonstrators as an “egregious overreaction.”
![Members of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and other law enforcement block a street near the White House as protests over the death of George Floyd continue, June 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0723-bureau-of-prisons-400x300.jpg)
Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown and Deployed Staff to Quash BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons to deploy militarized units to confront protesters in D.C.
![Federal officers shoot tear gas at moms while one of their bretheren flaps a u.s. flag in the foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0722-fed-agents-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s “Shockingly Dangerous” Fed Squads Expand Their Reach
Kelly Hayes and Shane Burley discuss how anti-protest agents are broadening their reach and expanding their mission.
![Protesters hold their hands in the air during a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 20, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0721-portland-protest-400x300.jpg)
Portland’s Wall of Moms Joined by Dads With Leaf Blowers Against Trump’s Police
Uprisings against police violence toward Black Americans were intensified by the presence of federal agents in Portland.