Judge Considers Accountability Measures for Federal Agents at Portland ICE Facility

Judge considers accountability measures for federal agents at Portland ICE facility

Note: This story contains descriptions of violence.A federal judge has set the stage for accountability measures on the federal officers who respond to protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, which could result in curbing their ability to use force.For months, people engaged in nonviolent protests, a constitutionally protected form of speech, have been hit and sprayed by chemical munitions from federal agen…

Portland Mayor Statement on Federal Use of Chemical Munitions at Peaceful Protest

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force against the very people they are sworn to serve."

Pervasive pattern of excessive force by federal agents at Portland ICE facility

From a story from The Oregonian/OregonLive.com by Maxine Bernstein: Federal officers have “repeatedly” used unnecessary and excessive force against protesters outside the federal immigration building in Portland, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner says in a court filing. Gil Kerlikowske, who led the agency for almost three years to early 2017, provided the […]