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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Rush

Appeals court pauses orders restricting federal officers' use of tear gas at Portland ICE building

Federal Enforcement Tear Gas Oregon - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An appeals court has paused lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal officers' use of tear gas during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.

A three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request for temporary administrative stays in two cases on Wednesday. The 2-1 decision came from two judges appointed by President Donald Trump, with the dissenting judge appointed by former President Joe Biden.

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