The Digester

Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, orders federal officers to identify themselves

Mar 11th 2026

A federal judge on March 10, 2026 restricted crowd control devices at the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building and ordered officers to display identification, following a separate recent ruling that limited chemical munitions at the site.

  • The federal judge issued an order restricting use of crowd control devices at the Portland ICE building.
  • The order requires federal officers to identify themselves during operations covered by the ruling.
  • The decision was issued on March 10, 2026.
  • Days earlier a different federal judge in a tenants lawsuit issued a related order that limited chemical munitions at the same facility.
  • Both orders restrict how federal authorities may use certain crowd control tools at the ICE site.