Portland Residents Near ICE Building Win Court Order Limiting Agents’ Tear Gas Use

Judge in Oregon limits federal officers' tear gas use at Portland ICE building protests

A federal judge in Oregon has restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. U.S.

Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting agents’ tear gas use

PORTLAND — A federal judge in Oregon on Friday limited federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at a Portland federal immigration building, as part of a lawsuit filed by an adjacent affordable housing complex following months of repeated exposure. Read more...

Fed court ruling may bring 2nd injunction against ICE's use of tear gas in Portland

A federal court decision is expected to be made on Monday about whether or not a second injunction is warranted to restrict federal agents' use of tear gas outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.

Judge blocks Portland ICE facility agents from using tear gas leaking into nearby apartments

Members of 30 Oregon labor unions organized a march against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, near an ICE facility in Portland on Jan. 31, 2026. The march ended at the facility, where federal officers shot tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets at the crowd, which included children. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents outside Portland’s waterfront Immigration and Customs…

Federal Judge Limits Tear Gas Use Near Portland ICE Facility

PORTLAND, OR – A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents outside Portland’s waterfront Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility from using tear gas and chemical munitions in a manner that could seep into a nearby affordable housing complex unless there is an “imminent threat to life.” Residents and Reach Community Development, which operates the apartment complex Gray’s Landing, in December filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department o…