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Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says
The 14-day order limits use of chemical munitions to situations with imminent threats and bans targeting head, neck, or torso unless deadly force is justified, Judge Simon ruled.
- On Feb. 3, 2026, U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon temporarily limited federal officers' use of tear gas and projectile munitions outside the Portland ICE building unless the target poses an imminent threat.
- After weekend clashes on Jan. 31 during a Labor Against ICE march, the ACLU of Oregon filed a lawsuit claiming federal agents' tear gas use chilled First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists.
- Court filings show injuries: Laurie Eckman was hit in the head by a pepper ball and journalists Mason Lake and Hugo Rios were struck while marked as press, plaintiffs allege. `In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case` — Judge Simon.
- The temporary restraining order lasts 14 days and Judge Simon scheduled a March 2, 2026, hearing where plaintiffs can seek a preliminary injunction.
- Nationally, other courts have scrutinized federal agents' crowd-control tactics, with DOJ attorneys defending officer policies while Oregon congressional Democrats urged DHS withdrawal and Portland city officials enforce landlord fines since Jan. 1.
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Judge limits feds’ use of tear gas, rubber bullets at Portland ICE Building to prevent ‘repeated teargassing and shooting’ of protestors
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary order prohibiting federal officers at Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building from directing tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets or other munitions at people unless they pose a direct and immediate threat.
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A federal judge ruled that federal agents must not use tear gas on protesters in Portland, Oregon, if they do not pose a threat of physical harm to agents. The post Federal Judge Restricts Agents from Using Tear Gas at Protests in Portland appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Federal Judge Restricts Agents from Using Tear Gas at Protests in Portland
A federal judge on Feb. 3 ruled that federal agents must not use tear gas on protesters in Portland, Oregon, if they do not pose a threat of physical harm to agents. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon said agents cannot deploy chemical or projectile munitions, such as tear gas and paintball guns, on people around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Oregon’s largest city unless the target of the munitions “poses an imminent threat …
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