US judge weighs restrictions on federal agents’ use of force after Portland ICE protests

2026-02-02 - 22:05

Judge is considering a temporary order after agents used teargas on protesters during a weekend demonstration A judge is considering a temporary order placing restrictions on federal officers’ use of force during protests after a weekend demonstration in Portland, Oregon, where agents used teargas on a crowd that included children. Thousands of protesters gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Saturday in what Keith Wilson, the city’s mayor, described as a peaceful demonstration “where the vast majority of those present violated no laws, made no threat and posed no danger” to federal agents. Continue reading...