Tear gas use at Portland ICE facility once again before federal appeals court
Source: OPB/NPR
July 10, 2026 9 a.m. Updated: July 10, 2026 5:05 p.m.
Two parallel lawsuits returned to court Friday that each aimed to limit when the Trump administration can deploy tear gas and other crowd control weapons outside Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.
Both cases stem from the government’s response to intense protests against the administration’s immigration enforcement policies, which included major operations across the country last year, including “Operation Black Rose” in the Portland metropolitan area.
While both lawsuits sought to stop the blankets of chemical clouds, volleys of pepper balls and deafening cracks of flash bang grenades, they staked out very different legal arguments. One came from people present at protests, who claimed the law enforcement tactics violated First Amendment rights. The other was from the building’s neighbors, who argued tear gas seeped into their apartment building and violated civil liberties.
If successful, the cases could ultimately uphold protections for individuals and limit the severity of federal law enforcement’s response to protests in Portland.
Read more: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/10/tear-gas-portland-ice-federal-appeals-ninth-circuit/
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