Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants in Minnesota in the past few weeks during Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) surge in the state. Protesters and observers have speculated about the chemicals and worried about the short- and long-term health effects of such crowd-control munitions.
The Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol did not respond to questions about what chemicals have been used during Operation Metro Surge.
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