Appellate court delivers major legal victory to Trump administration, overturning lower court injunctions on Portland ICE protests.
Ouch! Ninth Circuit Slaps Down Lefty Loons Over Portland ICE Protests
The Ninth Circuit — that Ninth Circuit — handed down two rulings Tuesday on the Portland ICE facility protests. Same three judges, same 2-1 split, both injunctions vacated, both wins for the Trump administration.
The setup: months of demonstrations outside the Portland ICE building, where, by the appellate court’s own description, some protesters assaulted federal officers, vandalized property, blocked access, and threw objects at law enforcement. Officers responded with tear gas, pepper balls, and chemical agents. Two lawsuits followed, and two Democrat-appointed district judges did what Democrat-appointed district judges in Oregon do, which is issue an injunction forbidding federal law enforcement from doing their jobs.
Judge Amy Baggio handled the first. Residents of an apartment complex across the street argued that chemical agents kept drifting into their homes, and she restricted the agents’ use on a Fifth Amendment substantive due process theory.