ProPublica documents at least 79 children who were hurt, left gasping or burned after federal immigration agents fired tear gas or pepper spray into cars, neighborhoods, and protests. The deployments reached bedrooms, strollers and school routes, producing acute respiratory and eye injuries and raising questions about tactics and oversight.
— If enforcement tactics routinely injure children, that changes the legal, political and policy framing of immigration crackdowns and could prompt litigation, oversight hearings, and changes to use‑of‑force rules.
Mariam Elba
2026.05.07
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ProPublica’s count of 'at least 79 children' harmed, with named incidents (e.g., a 1‑year‑old pepper sprayed in a car near Chicago) and repeated deployments near homes and schools under the Trump administration's 'Protecting the American People' actions.
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