Inside the weapons used during anti‑ICE protest enforcement

Here's what the weapons are, how and when they're used, and why they're controversial.
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Report details federal use of crowd control weapons at immigration protests

Weapons at protests: Rights group says federal agents used kinetic projectiles and chemical rounds during immigration ...
OPB

Trump administration again appeals ruling limiting crowd control weapons near Portland ICE building

The Department of Justice is appealing orders from two separate federal judges that both restricted the use of crowd control devices at the ICE facility. For the second time in a week, the Trump ...
Los Angeles Times

LAPD fired munition at anti-ICE protest that left man blind in one eye, legal claim says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jesus Javier Islas lost sight in his right eye after he was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition, ...
KGW8

How federal officers used tear gas at Portland's ICE building — and why it may have violated policy

PORTLAND, Ore. — Explosions echoed between buildings in Portland's South Waterfront neighborhood. Sudden bursts of light cut through the crowd, and clouds of smoke filled the street. On Jan. 31, as ...
Democracy Now

Protester in Santa Ana Is Left Permanently Blind by “Less Lethal” Round Fired by Federal Agent

In California, 21-year-old Kaden Rummler says he was left permanently blind in one eye and narrowly avoided death, after a federal agent fired a crowd control weapon into his face during an anti-ICE ...
The Portland Mercury

Taser Creates New Crowd Control Weapon

Evidently anticipating all the rioting that’s going to be occurring in the Great Depression II, Taser International has invented a new weapon for 2009. The Taser Shockwave: Unlike the Tasers currently ...