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"I want to thank the federal government for …

There is no reason for them to be here.” said Mayor Gimenez.

“I was unaware they were here. The “riot team” was never deployed in South Florida, even after team members were put up in a downtown Miami hotel.

During Miami-Dade’s virtual County commission on Tuesday, both Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami-Dade Police Director Freddie Ramirez said both were surprised by their arrival.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Attorney General Bill Barr directed the Bureau of Prisons to send highly-trained and specialized federal riot teams to Miami and Washington, D.C. to respond to violent protests which broke out in response to the death of George Floyd, however, Miami-Dade County leaders said they didn’t request it. About 1,000 protesters gathered at the Freedom Torch near Bayside Marketplace for peaceful … We didn’t ask them to be here.

‘We Didn’t Ask Them To Be Here’: Miami-Dade Mayor On Federal Riot Team Sent To Miami June 2, 2020 at 5:12 pm Filed Under: George Floyd , Local TV , Miami News , Miami Protests , Riot Team

Protesters gather peacefully before starting a march through downtown Miami on Tuesday June 2, 2020.

By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. The BOP’s CMTs also include Disturbance Control Teams, that specialize in crowd control scenarios.

There were 23 of them, dealing with stuff inside federal prison. Ron DeSantis’ Executive Order, Miami Weather: Party To Mostly Sunny Start, Scattered Afternoon Storms. 5pm. We told them we didn’t need them here. Per the request of the Attorney General, the BOP has dispatched teams to Miami, Florida, and Washington, D.C.”.

“There originally was supposed to be 110 of them, the federal agents, but we turned them away.