Protesters and freelance journalists are suing the Trump administration, claiming federal officers’ use of force against them during protests outside the Portland immigration facility violated their first amendment rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Oregon, names President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants.

“In an effort to suppress voices and storytelling opposed to this administration’s policies and preferred false narratives, federal officers have targeted protesters and journalists alike with brutal levels of force,” the ACLU of Oregon said in a statement Friday announcing the lawsuit.

Oregon officials have been raising concerns about feder

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