Judge Michael H. Simon of the US District Court for the District of Oregon issued an order barring DHS agents from using chemical or other munitions against protesters and the press at immigration detention facilities unless they are in imminent threat of physical harm.
- A group of protesters and journalists filed the lawsuit alleging they were gassed, shoved, and targeted with chemicals as they gathered outside an ICE facility in Portland.
- Judge Simon rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the agents were enforcing the law and protecting property.
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