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ICE misused crowd control weapons against protesters 412 times within 1 year: Analysis
Researchers documented 412 misuse-of-force incidents and 203 injuries, including 19 traumatic brain injuries and 10 ocular injuries, in a yearlong review.
- On Monday, researchers at Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the University of California at Berkeley released a report documenting 412 instances of misuse of force at anti-ICE protests nationwide.
- Tactics used by ICE agents have faced scrutiny over the last week following the fatal shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine within days of each other.
- The misuse of force resulted in 203 documented injuries affecting 119 individuals, with 97 incidents involving officials shooting crowd control projectiles at people's heads.
- Researchers note the high number of head injuries suggests a pattern of force violating use-of-force guidelines; the actual toll is "likely far greater" due to limitations documenting "invisible injuries."
- Lead author Rohini Haar began tracking these impacts after a federal agent shot a pastor in Oakland last year, stating "Those weapons can cause harm.
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·New York, United States
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ICE Is Killing, Blinding & Causing Traumatic Brain Injuries
Just over half of the misuses of force against anti-ICE demonstrators were directed at protesters, while 43 percent targeted journalists, find Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the University of California at Berkeley. By Brad Reed Common Dreams Federal, state, and
Study documents violence in cities such as LA, Chicago and Minneapolis. Misuse of control weapons by the authorities caused blindness, trauma and fractures. 43% of the targets were journalists.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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