The landlord that manages the apartment complex across the street from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it may sue the federal government over its use of tear gas and other munitions during protests outside the South Portland building.
A spokesperson for Reach Community Development told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Friday that the nonprofit has retained an attorney to look into filing a lawsuit. The aim is to force federal officers to halt their use of tear gas and other munitions that affect the more than 200 low-income tenants of Gray’s Landing, which sits across South Bancroft Street from the ICE building.
Nighttime demonstrations outside the facility have remained mostly nonviolent, but are consistently loud and disruptive for nearby residents. On active nights, federal officers have fired tear gas, smoke bombs and pepper balls at crowds protesting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, sending toxic fumes into Gray’s Landing living and office spaces…