(Portland, OR) -- Multnomah County is settling a lawsuit over two male police officers forcibly removing hijabs from two women without their consent. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office will pay 30-thousand dollars to settle the lawsuit. The two women were arrested during a protest at the Grand Floral Parade in 2024. During the booking process, male deputies removed the women's headscarves and exposed their hair, which violates their religion. The lawsuit was brought by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The Sheriff's Office has a new policy that requires female deputies to remove inmates' hijabs in a private area away from men's eyes during strip searches, and a replacement hijab must be provided to inmates while they are in the holding cell.