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Federal Judge in Oregon Bans Tear Gas and Projectile Munitions at Portland Protests

A federal judge in Oregon has issued a preliminary injunction, restricting federal officers from using tear gas and similar crowd-control tools at protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. The ruling comes after a lawsuit by the ACLU of Oregon, representing protesters and journalists who claim these tactics violate First Amendment rights. The judge called the officers conduct chilling and objectively harmful, as videos showed pepper spray being used on peaceful demonstrators and munitions fired into nonviolent crowds without warnings. The order now bans chemical or projectile munitions unless someone poses an immediate physical threat, and officers cannot target heads, necks, or torsos except when deadly force is justified. The injunction stays in place as the case moves forward, amid ongoing national demonstrations over immigration enforcement.

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