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Family Trapped in Tear Gas During ICE Protest

1/18/2026

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Jackson Family Trapped

Shawn Jackson and Destiny Jackson of Minneapolis were trapped in vehicle with six children as federal agents deployed tear gas during protests against ICE.
A tear gas canister exploded beneath vehicle, filling it with smoke and triggering airbags as Destiny Jackson performed CPR on their six-month-old son.
Three children were hospitalized, and DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said law enforcement did not target family, calling them victims of rioters.

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Bovino Enforces Tear Gas

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino says tear gas will continue during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez prohibits federal agents from deploying tear gas against individuals not obstructing law enforcement.
The City of Minneapolis welcomed the ruling.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the First Amendment does not protect rioting and that law enforcement will uphold the law and protect officers and the public.

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Historical Context

Operation Wetback, initiated in 1954 under President Eisenhower, aimed to deport undocumented Mexican immigrants, resulting in over 250,000 removals in its first year. This operation followed the Bracero Program, which had allowed legal Mexican laborers into the U.S. but failed to curb illegal immigration. Recent events in Minneapolis, where federal agents used tear gas during protests against ICE, echo this contentious history of immigration enforcement and civil rights debates.

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Jackson Family Trapped

Shawn Jackson and Destiny Jackson of Minneapolis were trapped in vehicle with six children as federal agents deployed tear gas during protests against ICE.
A tear gas canister exploded beneath vehicle, filling it with smoke and triggering airbags as Destiny Jackson performed CPR on their six-month-old son.
Three children were hospitalized, and DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said law enforcement did not target family, calling them victims of rioters.

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