US Edition‘They’re teargassing children.’ Portland ICE protests lawsuit heads back to court after talks fail
Tenants and apartment owners allege reckless use of tear gas by DHS and ICE near Portland's ICE facility, with residents forced to wear gas masks or shelter indoors, lawsuit claims.
- On Saturday, federal officers at Portland's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office fired tear gas and less-lethal munitions into a labor march, and after talks failed, the dispute returned Monday to federal court with a ruling due Tuesday and a Feb. 13 hearing set.
- Organizers say the march was family-friendly and aimed at immigrant and worker rights, with more than a dozen labor unions organizing thousands toward the ICE office, while REACH Community Development sued over repeated chemical munitions allegedly `shocking and unconstitutional poisoning` Gray's Landing apartments.
- After some demonstrators crossed the blue line on the edge of the ICE property, federal officers declared an unlawful assembly and fired munitions, including from a roof platform, while most marchers lacked protective gear and took shelter inside Gray's Landing.
- Residents report physical harm and disruption from tear gas, including 93-year-old Connie Stephens suffering sore throat and irritated eyes after being overwhelmed near Portland's ICE facility.
- U.S. Department of Justice lawyer Andrew Warden said the parties were far apart after weekend talks; U.S. Department of Homeland Security offered verbal warnings, but plaintiffs cited CBP policy and 9th U.S. Circuit Court precedent against chemical munitions on passive protesters.
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ICE facility neighbors forced to sleep in gas masks because of ‘reckless’ agents: lawsuit
Tenants and an owner at a Portland, Oregon apartment across the street from an ICE field office have filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE, accusing agents of using chemical munitions in a “reckless manner” for months, according to reports. The residents living in Gray’s Landing, an affordable housing apartment about 100 feet from the ICE field office, have asked the court to stop ICE agents from using tear gas unless it’s a matter of life or deat…
ICE facility neighbors forced to sleep in gas masks because of 'reckless' agents: lawsuit
Tenants and an owner at a Portland, Oregon apartment across the street from an ICE field office have filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE, accusing agents of using chemical munitions in a "reckless manner" for months, according to reports. The residents living in Gray's Landing, an affordable housing...
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