Here's what the weapons are, how and when they're used, and why they're controversial.

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have reported using thousands of crowd control munitions against protesters in L.A. since June 2025, when federal immigration sweeps began escalating ...

CHICAGO >> A federal judge in Chicago today said immigration officials had lied about the nature of local protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the city, and ordered ...

CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has halted a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of force — including riot control weapons like tear gas and pepper balls — against ...

Riot police from Beirut and Baghdad to Hong Kong and Minsk often use so-called "non-lethal" weapons for crowd control -- so why do protesters keep dying and being maimed? As street protests worldwide ...

About 150 people gathered on Courthouse Square Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide network of “Day of Resistance” events to rally for gun rights. They carried signs proclaiming “Come and take ...

CHICAGO — Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign will be indefinitely restricted from using riot control weapons like pepper ...