Department of Homeland Security was 'unprepared' for Portland response during summer unrest, watchdog finds By: CNN In this July 27, 2020, file photo, federal police face off with protesters in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon. The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security surged hundreds of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, last summer with incomplete training and missing equipment, a new watchdog report says. By Geneva Sands, CNN (CNN) -- The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security surged hundreds of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, last summer with incomplete training and missing equipment, a new watchdog report says.