US District Judge Sara Ellis on Friday ordered federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents not to use force, prohibiting riot-control weapons against journalists or protestors except under specific and narrow conditions. The preliminary injunction is the latest in an ongoing court battle that started with a class action suit alleging First Amendment violations, filed on October 6.

Under the terms of the latest order, ICE may only use force after giving at least two clear auditory warnings of a lawful crowd dispersal order, with time to comply. The order makes exceptions if the rapid use of force is necessary due to “exigent circumstances” (emergencies with a compelling need for immediate action).

The order came after Judge Ellis reviewed hundreds of hours of video f

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