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Receive Occupational Training and counselling. Good afternoon. Id like to thank everyone for being here. The scourge of Human Trafficking is the modern day equivalent of slavery. Eradicating this horrific crime and helping its victims have been a top priority for president Trumps Administration and for the department of justice. I thank the president for his steadfast commitment to this issue, and i thank ivanka for her leadership and for hosting this meeting today. I also thank all the survivors and their advocates here for their courage and determination to end this evil scourge. In late january, a number of us were here for the white houses summit on Human Trafficking. We noted this year marks the 20th anniversary of the trafficking victims protection act, a law thats enabled great progress in this fight. I promise that the Justice Department would do everything in our power to stop Human Trafficking and to help survivors, and today im pleased to announce an important step in keepin
Thank you for being here this afternoon. Last night was the 52nd consecutive night of violent activity in Downtown Portland, targeting federal facilities and federal properties. Mainly the federal courthouse. The departments mission is very clear. We are charged with protecting federal facilities across the country. We have been protecting the courthouse in Downtown Portland since 1997 when it first opened. We began to see a rise in violent activity targeting federal facilities in late may in portland, coinciding with the death of george floyd. Let me reiterate that the department fully supports those who wish to peacefully protest. Let me say this again. We support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest. Unfortunately what we are seeing in portland every night, roughly from midnight to 4 30 or 5 00 a. M. , is a complete opposite. Again, what is occurring in portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting. These individuals are organized and th
Against protesters in portland, oregon, joined by Deputy Director richard klein, and acting customs and border commissioner. Thank you for being here. The 52nd night of final activity in Downtown Portland targeting federal facilities, federal property, namely the federal courthouse. With protecting federal facilities across the country. We have been protecting the courthouse in Downtown Portland since 1997 when it first opened. We began to see a rise in violent activity targeting federal facilities in late may in portland, coinciding with the death of george floyd. The department fully supports those who wish to peacefully protest. We me say this again, let support and will protect those who protest. Unfortunate, but we are seeing in portland every night for midnight to 5 00 a. M. Is the complete opposite. Again, what is occurring in portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting. These individuals are organized and have one mission in mind, to burn down or cau
Against protesters in portland, oregon. He was joined by the acting customs and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan. Thank you for being here this afternoon. Last night was the 52nd consecutive night of violent activity in Downtown Portland, targeting federal facilities and federal properties. Mainly the federal courthouse. The departments mission is very clear. We are charged with protecting federal facilities across the country. We have been protecting the courthouse in Downtown Portland since 1997 when it first opened. We began to see a rise in violent activity targeting federal facilities in late may in portland, coinciding with the death of george floyd. Let me reiterate that the department fully supports those who wish to peacefully protest. Let me say this again. We support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest. Unfortunately what we are seeing in portland every night, roughly from midnight to 4 30 or 5 00 a. M. , is a complete opposite. Again, what is