Guide: The ‘Less-Lethal’ Weapons Used by the DHS

Guide: The ‘Less-Lethal’ Weapons Used by the DHS

To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here. Federal agents have frequently used so-called “less-lethal” weapons against protesters, including impact projectiles, tear gas and pepper spray, since the Trump administration’s nationwide immigration raids began last year.  The use of less-lethal weapons (LLWs) has been controversial. While designed to incapacitate or control a person without causing death…

Appeals court frees ICE to detain, arrest, pepper-spray Minnesota agitators

The appeals court raised concerns that the injunction functioned as a de facto nationwide or “universal” injunction by extending protections beyond the six named plaintiffs to a broad, uncertified class of future protesters and observers.

ICE Unshackled in Minneapolis as Appeals Court Overturns Injunction Against Tactics Used on Agitators

Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement just secured a major legal win that clears the way for them to handle disruptions during deportation operations in Minnesota without unnecessary handcuffs. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in on Monday and issued a full stay on a lower court’s ruling that had limited how ICE officers could respond to protesters in the Twin Cities area. This decision comes amid Operation Me…