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Federal Judge Restricts Immigration Agents from Using Tear Gas on Protests in Portland

HeadlineMar 11, 2026

In Oregon, a federal judge is continuing to restrict federal agents from using tear gas on protests outside an ICE building in Portland. The preliminary injunction comes as part of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, and testimony by several protesters, including a married couple in their eighties, and freelance journalists, who described having chemical or projectile munitions used against them. Video footage cited in court reportedly showed masked DHS officers discharging tear gas and firing pepper-ball munitions into crowds of peaceful protesters. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon described the aggressive tactics on nonviolent demonstrators as “objectively chilling.”

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