tear gas

Tear gas use at Portland ICE facility once again before federal appeals court

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.

Federal officers use crowd control munitions as demonstrators protest outside outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on Jan. 31, 2026. The demonstration at the ICE facility was part of an earlier protest, dubbed “Labor Against ICE,” which began this afternoon at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood.

Politics & Government

Judge limits federal officers’ use of crowd control munitions at Portland ICE building

Conrad Wilson

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled that the judiciary has a “responsibility that it may not shirk.”

Social Justice

Eugene Journalist and Civil Liberties Defense Center to Sue City

A Eugene journalist is suing police for hitting him with tear gas and other non-lethal crowd control devices at a protest in late May. The suit also names…

Social Justice

Eugene Protest Turns Into Riot Downtown

A Eugene protest Saturday saw upwards of 300 participants and attracted the attention of counter protestors and the Eugene police. It started as a rally…