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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

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

masked people in tactical gear hold weapons in clouds of tear gas
Federal agents deploy pepper balls, teargas and flash-bang grenades on people near the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. Photograph: Sean Bascom/Anadolu via Getty Images

A judge is considering temporarily restricting federal officers’ ability to use of force during protests in Portland, Oregon, after agents used teargas on a crowd that included children during a protest over the weekend.

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.

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