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Human rights concerns

The concerns raised by human rights experts and organizations regarding the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution.

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Jan 25, 2026
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What do americans think of ICE

Americans’ views of ) are sharply polarized but tilting negative: multiple polls in January 2026 show pluralities or majorities disapproving of ICE’s conduct and a surge in support for major reforms o...

Jan 27, 2026
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What are the documented risks and typical injury patterns when civilians handle or are struck by flash‑bang (stun) grenades?

(stun grenades) are designed to produce an intense flash of light and an extremely loud concussive blast to disorient people, but documented reporting and studies show that civilians who handle them o...

Jan 27, 2026
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How have police and immigration agencies described the training they received in Israel in official statements or FOIA-released materials?

Agencies and program facilitators have publicly framed law‑enforcement trips to as educational, cultural, and focused on and best practices, with assertions that the delegations did not include tactic...

Jan 22, 2026

What chemicals are commonly used by U.S. federal agents for crowd control and how are they regulated?

Federal agents in the commonly deploy such as tear gas (various “lachrymators”), pepper spray (oleoresin capsicum, OC), and irritant payloads in pepper‑ball projectiles during crowd operations, and co...

Jan 27, 2026

Which states have formal execution protocols (not just statutes) for nitrogen hypoxia and what do those protocols disclose?

Two states are known to have issued formal, operational documents describing how would be carried out: published a heavily redacted execution protocol that was used in practice and spells out steps su...

Jan 10, 2026

Has any us citizen been deported

Yes — documented instances exist in which individuals who were U.S. citizens, particularly children, were expelled from the United States along with their noncitizen relatives, and courts and advocate...