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Immigration Agents Pepper-Spray Family During Shopping Trip
11/12/2025
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Story summary
- An Illinois man named Rafael Veraza said federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed his family during a shopping trip.
- Video shows Veraza struggling to breathe while his one-year-old daughter cried.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied the incident.
- Activists criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement's tactics, intensified under Operation Midway Blitz, which have led to arrests.
