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As protests build in Minneapolis, Portland, Justice Department has scrapped its "Peacemakers" office
In the civil rights era, the agency formed its Community Relations Service, a group of dozens of federal specialists who were informally referred to as "America's peacemaker."
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey told reporters that most protests following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer were peaceful despite "agitators." Minneapolis police arrested 29 people who were protesting Friday night after a hotel was damaged.
Minneapolis schools close for about 30,000 students after ICE agent shoots woman. Businesses shut down as city braces for widespread protests.