Demonstrators and journalists are suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging federal agents used excessive and unnecessary force at protests against immigration enforcement sweeps in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Press Club, individual protesters and others filed the lawsuit in federal court Wednesday night, claiming federal immigration agents’ use of force at demonstrations “punishes and suppresses the exercise of First Amendment-protected rights.”
The group is seeking a temporary restraining order that would require Homeland Security officers to only use force in response to specific threats and not target journalists, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California…