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79 Children Injured as Courts Allow Immigration Chemical Use

6/11/2026

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ProPublica counted 79 children injured by tear-gas and pepper-spray used by immigration officers, nearly four times the number cited in a congressional report.
Appellate courts later vacated limits that federal judges in Illinois and Oregon had ordered, allowing agencies to keep deploying the chemicals.
Lawmakers are demanding reforms to immigration officers’ use of chemical weapons, though related bills have not reached a congressional vote.

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ProPublica counted 79 children injured by tear-gas and pepper-spray used by immigration officers, nearly four times the number cited in a congressional report.
Appellate courts later vacated limits that federal judges in Illinois and Oregon had ordered, allowing agencies to keep deploying the chemicals.
Lawmakers are demanding reforms to immigration officers’ use of chemical weapons, though related bills have not reached a congressional vote.