Judge Limits Tear Gas Use at Portland Immigration Protests

0:00from geopolitics to global markets. This is Global News Today. A federal judge and Oregon issued a preliminary injunction on Friday limiting federal officer's use of tear gas during protests at a Portland immigration building. The ruling came from a lawsuit by residents of a nearby affordable housing complex called Grey's Landing, who say repeated exposure has made them sick and contaminated their homes. Agents can only use chemical munitions if there's an imminent threat to life and not in ways that reach the apartments. This stems from months of demonstrations against immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. The apartment complex sits right next to the immigration and customs enforcement facility and tenants argue the tactics violate their rights to life. Liberty and property residents have faced serious impacts with nearly a third of the 237 people there age 63 or older. 20% of units, house low income veterans and 16% of tenants are disabled. The suit was updated after officers use gas near a

1:03peaceful crowd that included young children. Meanwhile, a separate lawsuit by the ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and journalists has a temporary order limiting tear gas with a preliminary injunction still under review. The property manager and tenants filed their case in December through a legal nonprofit. The injunction stays in place as the lawsuit continues. Federal agencies like I see and Homeland Security said they use crowd control only against violent or non-compliant crowds and they haven't commented. Yet on the decision, appreciation to our sponsor for backing this episode. A pillow that plays your podcasts, music, or white noise privately. No earbuds required. S-O-L-I, soleypillow.com