Federal officers to begin leaving downtown Portland, DHS and Oregon governor announce

"This plan is possible due to the valiant efforts of the DHS law enforcement officers protecting federal property in Portland from violent activity for the past two months," Wolf said. Devin O'Malley, Pence's press secretary, said the vice president told Brown earlier this week federal law enforcement would stay in Portland until the violence directed toward them and the courthouse ceased. As the number of federal officers in Portland ballooned, state and local officials denounced their presence and said the officers were escalating tensions with protesters. The deployment of federal law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security was dubbed "Operation Diligent Valor" and has included more than 100 officers from the Federal Protective Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The president told reporters at the White House on Wednesday the courthouse in Portland is "very well secured" and said officers are "not leaving until they've secured their city."