‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds

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A report reveals extensive misuse of crowd control weapons like teargas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray during anti-immigration protests in the US, leading to hundreds of severe injuries including blindness and traumatic brain injuries. The report covers incidents from June 2025 to May 2026 involving local and federal law enforcement actions.

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’ It’s been a brutal tactic deployed by local and federal law enforcement officials time and again over the past year: using teargas, rubber bullets and pepper spray to control protests outside ICE detention centers or during enforcement operations. Now, a new report lays bare the scale of the use of these crowd control weapons during anti-immigration demonstrations across the US, including hundreds of incidents that resulted in lasting and traumatic injuries. Continue reading...