https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/09/federal-judge-limits-crowd-control-devices-portland-ice-building/

Judge limits crowd control devices at #Portland #ICE building; federal officers must identify themselves

A federal judge in #Oregon ruled that he would continue to strictly limit federal use of #teargas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the building in Portland.

DHS officers had an unwritten policy to use excessive force on #nonviolent protesters, in part to chill their #FirstAmendment rights, District Court Judge Michael Simon found.

#ORpol #pdx

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/09/federal-judge-limits-crowd-control-devices-portland-ice-building/

Judge limits crowd control devices at #Portland #ICE building; federal officers must identify themselves

A federal judge in #Oregon ruled that he would continue to strictly limit federal use of #teargas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the building in Portland.

DHS officers had an unwritten policy to use excessive force on #nonviolent protesters, in part to chill their #FirstAmendment rights, District Court Judge Michael Simon found.

#ORpol #pdx