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FBI agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest have been fired, per inside sources

The terminated employees had been reassigned from their normal duties this spring before being fired on Sept. 26

The FBI Agents Association, an advocacy group, said the dismissals “violate the due process rights” of the agents

The FBI has fired agents who were seen kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest following the death of George Floyd .

Inside sources spoke to the Associated Press and said that approximately 20 agents were terminated on Friday, Sept. 26, several of whom were photographed kneeling during a protest in Washington, D.C.

The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) condemned the firings in a statement to PEOPLE, stating that the “unlawful”

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