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Portland Residents Near ICE Building Win Court Order Limiting Agents' Tear Gas Use
The injunction limits chemical munitions use near apartments to only when life-threatening threats exist, citing likely constitutional violations and health impacts on nearby residents.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio ordered federal officers at the Portland ICE building to restrict tear gas use near Gray's Landing apartment complex.
- Residents and property owners of Gray's Landing sued in December, alleging chemicals from protests seep into apartments and cause health problems, with many plaintiffs including vulnerable residents.
- Video evidence showed a plaintiff was struck by a stray rubber bullet, and Baggio's 57-page opinion cited footage contradicting officers' reports.
- The injunction takes effect immediately, while U.S. District Judge Michael Simon is expected to rule by Monday in a parallel protesters' case, including a three-day mini-trial.
- REACH Community Development and the court say the ruling affirms residents' claims, reinforcing constitutional limits on government action in residential areas.
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Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting agents' tear gas use
Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility.
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PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — A judge has ruled to limit federal law enforcement’s use of tear gas and other chemical munitions outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, where protesters have been regularly gathering to voice their disapproval of the current administration’s immigration policies. In an opinion and order issued Friday afternoon, U.S. District Judge [...]
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Members of 30 Oregon labor unions organized a march against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, near an ICE facility in Portland on Jan. 31, 2026. The march ended at the facility, where federal officers shot tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets at the crowd, which included children. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents outside Portland’s waterfront Immigration and Customs…
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