Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny
Published
January 29, 2026 6:30AM (EST)
Federal agents target protesters with "less lethal" weapons at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 18, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
The wave of violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection has brought law enforcement’s use of force coming under renewed scrutiny — though even so-called “less lethal” weapons are drawing criticism because these weapons, especially when misused by law enforcement, still seriously injure and sometimes kill those on the receiving end.
