ICE’s “less lethal” crowd-control weapons can still be deadly

Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny ...

Who is Isabelle Brourman? The Artist Whose Sketching Board Blocked a Federal Riot Control Round in Minneapolis

Isabelle Brourman, an artist was sketching at a recent Minneapolis protest when she blocked a federal riot control round with ...
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7th Circuit stays judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons

CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has halted a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of force — including riot control weapons like tear gas and pepper balls — against ...
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Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact ...
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Restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely

CHICAGO — Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign will be indefinitely restricted from using riot control weapons like pepper ...