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Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds’ use of tear gas
Residents and management of Gray's Landing argue chemical munitions have caused health issues and property damage, seeking court limits except for imminent threats.
- On Friday, Gray's Landing residents and REACH Community Development will testify in a lawsuit seeking to limit federal tear-gas use near the ICE building.
- Across the street from the ICE facility, federal officers have repeatedly deployed tear gas, pepper balls, and projectile munitions since late spring 2025, including a Jan. 31, 2026 incident that damaged nearby apartments.
- Residents report breathing problems and hospital visits after exposures, with Multnomah County Health Department showing at least 29 protest-related injuries treated through February 1, 2026.
- U.S. District Judge Michael Simon on Feb. 3 limited chemical munitions with a two-week ban, while DOJ and DHS attorneys defended their use to manage violent or obstructive crowds.
- Attorneys are seeking an injunction lasting until the case is resolved, as a related ACLU of Oregon temporary restraining order expires next week and city leaders propose local bans.
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Neighbors of Portland ICE facility to go before federal judge over tear gas use
A lawsuit over chemical munitions seeping into residences at a low-income apartment complex across from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland is set for a hearing Friday.
Portland apartment residents to testify in ICE tear gas lawsuit
Multiple residents of a Portland affordable housing complex have bought gas masks to wear in their own homes, to protect themselves from tear gas fired by federal agents outside the immigration building across the street. Others have taped their windows or stuffed wet towels under their doors, while children have sought security by sleeping in closets.
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Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds' use of tear gas
Residents of an affordable housing complex across from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, are set to testify Friday in a lawsuit seeking to limit federal officers' use of tear gas during protests at the building.
Portland residents who live near ICE facility seek relief from tear gas
In July, tear gas billowed up to Mindan Ocons third-floor apartment in Portland, Oregon, where she lives with her three-year-old daughter.The irritants were so powerful that they caused her child's eyes to burn, so Ocon took her daughter to the hospital.I dont know what the orange chemical is, you know? I dont know whats in it. I dont know what it can do to my child, Ocon said.Ocon's affordable housing complex, Grays Landing, is located across t…
Portland residents sue ICE for using tear gas that seeps their homes and endangers their health
Residents of an affordable housing complex in Portland, Oregon, have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kristi Noem for the repeated use of tear gas in front of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, arguing that federal agents have allowed chemicals to enter their homes for months. The use of tear gas is prohibited by various protocols and conventions in wartime contexts, but it is cont…
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