FBI agents who knelt with Black Lives Matter protesters following George Floyd’s death have been reassigned to less coveted positions, according to insiders briefed on the matter.

The agents were photographed kneeling with Black Lives Matter protestors during the 2020 protests in Washington D.C. following George Floyd’s death.

The agency was deployed by then-Attorney General Bill Barr in June 2020 to protect federal buildings and aid in crowd control efforts in the streets as local law enforcement were being overwhelmed by BLM protestors.

NEW: FBI agents photographed kneeling during George Floyd protest have been removed from their positions – CNN pic.twitter.com/yCVX2a3rK9

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FBI officials declined to explain the reassignments, stating to the New York Times, “it is our standard practice to decline to comment on personnel matters,” with many inside the bureau viewing them as demotions.

This action, first reported by CNN, aligns with President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to root out what he has called “woke” and politicized elements within law enforcement.

The kneeling incident occurred when agents assigned to protect federal monuments were confronted by protesters, with the agents claiming that their tactic prevented potential violence.

Photos of the incident sparked fierce internal backlash inside the FBI, with some agents being ostracized by colleagues who viewed the gesture as politically charged, and put the agents at a tactical disadvantage if confrontation did occur.

While former bureau leadership determined the agents hadn’t violated policy, the incident became a focal point for Trump and the GOP, who cited it as evidence of politicization within the law enforcement agency.

Legal experts note that while the FBI can transfer employees at will so long as they maintain the same pay and position, the agents could potentially pursue legal options if their reassignments were motivated by reprisal or discrimination.

Many Americans expressed frustration in 2020 when various police departments and federal agencies appeared to take political stances during nationwide protests that caused an estimated $1-2 billion in property damage and resulted in dozens of deaths.

Nearly 600 individuals with ties to terror organizations entered the United States and were granted asylum by the Biden administration, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

The finding came after Gabbard directed the National Counterterrorism Center to identify cartel members present in the United States, as well as those who’ve attempted to enter the country through legal or illegal means.

“Because of your designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, I took immediate action with our National Counterterrorism Center to prioritize their focus on those terrorists and gang members who are trying to enter our country through legal or illegal means and to seek out those who are already here in our country because of the Biden administration’s four years of open borders,” Gabbard told President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.

“Just the other day, we found 700 alien terrorists who have ties to MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and the Sinaloa cartel,” Gabbard said. “Just yesterday, our NCTC identified almost 600 individuals with ties to other terrorists who came through our border illegally, claimed asylum, and under the Biden administration were paroled here within our borders.”

JUST IN: @ODNIgov‘s National Counterterrorism Center identified 600 individuals with ties to terrorists who came through our borders illegally, claimed asylum, and under the Biden administration, were paroled here within our borders. pic.twitter.com/lgLVBLsst0

— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) April 30, 2025

Gabbard explained that her Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is working alongside the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to locate these illegal alien terrorists.

Gabbard’s efforts come after Trump designated eight different gangs and cartels, including Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terror organizations.

The Trump administration has recently taken a slate of actions designed to cripple terror organizations like Tren de Aragua.

Homeland Security Investigations captured a man who they say is a leader of Tren de Aragua in Los Angeles over the weekend. The Venezuelan national, who was identified despite his use of a fake name, flaunted a stash of grenades on social media before his arrest.

That arrest came after federal law enforcement from a wide range of agencies, from the Department of Homeland Security to the IRS, arrested more than 100 people at an underground nightclub that was being used by Tren de Aragua in Colorado.