DHS Appeals Tear Gas Ban in Portland

The United States===United States Department of Homeland Security intends to appeal a federal court judge's ruling that blocked the use of chemical munitions, such as tear gas, against protesters outside the United States===United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland. U.S. District Judge Amy M. Baggio granted a preliminary injunction on March 6, following a lawsuit filed by Gray s Landing and its residents, who reported health impacts from the chemical gas. The injunction prohibits the use of chemical munitions in quantities likely to reach Gray s Landing unless there is an imminent threat to life. The United States===United States Department of Homeland Security, represented by the United States===United States Department of Justice, filed a Notice of Appeal, and the case is expected to proceed to the United States===United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.