ICE facility neighbors forced to sleep in gas masks because of 'reckless' agents: lawsuit [View all]

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ICE facility neighbors forced to sleep in gas masks because of 'reckless' agents: lawsuit

Nicole Charky-Chami
February 2, 2026 11:06AM ET

Tenants and an owner at a Portland, Oregon apartment across the street from an ICE field office have filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE, accusing agents of using chemical munitions in a "reckless manner" for months, according to reports.

The residents living in Gray's Landing, an affordable housing apartment about 100 feet from the ICE field office, have asked the court to stop ICE agents from using tear gas unless it's a matter of life or death, The Washington Post reported.

The use of chemicals has reportedly been so bad that people living at the apartment have had to wear gas masks to sleep or even sleep in their bathtubs to try and escape the tear gas wafting inside their homes, they said in court declarations.

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A charter school also relocated from the area in summer 2025, "after condemning federal agents’ use of tear gas near the school."

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