President Joe Biden will sign an executive order today, on the second anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, restricting the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants by federal law enforcement, as well as curbing the transfer of surplus military equipment to police.
The executive order directs all federal law enforcement agencies to adopt policies banning chokeholds and carotid restraints; adopt body camera policies; limit the use of no-knock warrants to certain circumstances; and adopt updated use-of-force standards that encourage de-escalation.
