Portland protester officially files lawsuit against DHS after video showed agent tackling him

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A federal lawsuit is moving forward after the Department of Homeland Security declined to settle a claim involving a Portland protester who was tackled twice by federal agents last summer.

Video from an August 13 incident shows the man, Daryn Herzberg, being knocked to the ground during a protest outside Portland’s ICE facility — an encounter his attorney describes as excessive force. He is also seen being tackled in another incident that was caught on camera on August 16.

The case is now headed to federal court…

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