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Human rights concerns

Concerns about human rights violations related to the use of riot-control chemicals by federal agents.

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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 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...