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PORTLAND, Ore.— Multiple volunteer street medics are suing the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests against police brutality.
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon today sued the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Marshals Service, which have deployed federal agents to Portland, Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Video and reports of federal agents in combat uniforms snatching people off the street and shoving them into unmarked cars have heightened concerns about the militarized federal officers deployed in Portland.
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U.S. District Judge Michael Simon issued a temporary restraining order blocking police from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force against journalists or legal observers at protests.