Tear gas is a chemical weapon also known as "demonstration control agents" (DCAs). It's designed to disperse large crowds, typically in outdoor settings. Tear gas contains lachrymatory agents, ...

Civil unrest and protests across the country are being met with tear gas and batons. We have all seen the video footage online and on television. If you found yourself caught up in a protest that ...

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The agents were from Border Patrol under Customs and Border Protection, a separate agency from ICE. Both are immigration enforcement agencies under the Department of Homeland Security. What's ...

The repeated use of tear gas by federal immigration officers in Chicago has renewed a debate about how chemical irritants should be used by law enforcement personnel. By Mitch Smith Federal agents ...

A class-action suit can proceed against Multnomah County, ex-Sheriff Mike Reese and two former corrections supervisors alleging they failed to protect prisoners from tear gas that seeped into the ...