[Source](https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-oregon-federal-judge-blocks-ice-from-using-crowd-control-munitions-at-portland-facility) > *United States District Court Judge Michael Simon has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting federal agents from using less-lethal crowd control munitions on agitators at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon. Judge Simon ruled on Monday in favor of a group of protesters and leftist self-declared journalists who filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on claims that their First Amendment rights have been violated by being subjected to crowd control measures during ongoing Antifa-affiliated direct actions, arguing improper force on "peaceful protesters" intended for "retaliatory animus."* > The order bars officers from using chemical or projectile munitions against protesters, unless they pose an "imminent threat of physical harm" to a law enforcement officer or someone else. This includes tear gas, pepper balls, flash-bang grenades, rubber bullets, pepper or oleoresin capsicum spray, and other less-lethal weapons. Judge Simon also decided that federal authorities cannot fire munitions at an individual's head, neck, or body unless they are warranted in using lethal force.*Judge Simon, appointed by Barack Obama, is married to anti-ICE Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, which has sparked conflict-of-interest claims.*** >