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Appeals court pauses orders limiting federal agents' use of tear gas at protests near Portland ICE building

An appeals court paused a pair of lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal agents' use of tear gas and other crowd-control munitions during protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the Trump administration's request for temporary administrative stays in two cases in a 2-1 ruling.Anti-ICE demonstrators have held protests at the building since June, as part of protests across the country challenging President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.Two lawsuits were filed over federal ag...