Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Tear Gas Near Portland ICE Facility

Federal appeals court hears arguments on chemical munitions use at Portland ICE facility

Lawyers for ICE protesters and South Waterfront residents made their case before a federal appeals court on Tuesday after the limitations on chemical munitions were paused.

Appeals court hears arguments on tear gas near Portland ICE facility

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday over whether to keep on hold two Oregon rulings that limit how federal officers can use tear gas and other crowd-control weapons outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland.

Appeals judges consider reinstating restrictions on officers at Portland ICE facility

Federal officers throw flash bangs and tear gas at protesters as they move into a city block outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Oct. 5, 2025. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)In back-to-back hearings on federal agents’ use of excessive force and chemicals on crowds outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility, three federal appeals judges seemed disturbed by videos of office…

Federal appeals court hears Portland protest cases on tear gas outside ICE facility

A pair of cases challenging how federal officers handle protesters outside Portland's ICE facility went before an appeals court regarding limits on tear gas use.

Court weighs tear gas limits at ICE protests

Federal officers’ tear gas tactics in Portland head to appeals court

Two federal judges in Oregon have limited the use of crowd control weapons at the Portland ICE facility. The Trump administration appealed both those rulings. A Tuesday hearing will decide whether to continue restricting the use of tear gas.