"Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Monday that his office filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting the ongoing lawsuit, with added evidence and arguments against DHS. Rayfield says the evidence submitted by his office shows federal agents repeatedly deployed tear gas on the weekend of January 31. Most notably, agents used tear gas on a "densely packed crowd" of peaceful anti-ICE protesters during a January 31 rally and march led by local labor unions."
"Last week, US District Judge Michael Simon ordered a temporary pause on the use of tear gas or other crowd control munitions on non-violent protesters and journalists unless the target of the munitions is specific, and poses "an imminent threat of physical harm to a law enforcement officer or other person." Rayfield's office requested a preliminary injunction against DHS, which would force the agency to follow similar rules around munitions until a final determination is made at trial."
Plaintiffs allege federal agents violated First Amendment rights and used excessive force at the Portland ICE facility. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed an amicus curiae brief adding evidence and arguments against DHS. The evidence indicates federal agents repeatedly deployed tear gas on the weekend of January 31, including use on a densely packed crowd of peaceful anti-ICE protesters marching from Elizabeth Caruthers Park; the crowd included children, elderly people, and pets. Agents again used tear gas the following evening. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order limiting tear gas use except for imminent threats; Rayfield seeks a preliminary injunction to extend those limits until trial.
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