ICE’s “less lethal” crowd-control weapons can still be deadly

Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny ...

Federal judge bars the LAPD's use of some 'less-lethal' weapons at protests

U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall granted a contempt motion by attorneys for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles that called ...
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A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the Los Angeles Metro Police fires a rubber bullet during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los ...
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Trump’s immigration forces deploy “less lethal” weapons in dangerous ways, skirting rules and maiming protesters

As the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet intensified in June, a nurse in Portland, Oregon, left work one midafternoon and drove to a nearby detention facility to voice his opposition. Federal ...
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Spokane police use array of less lethal devices to subdue individuals, disperse crowds

The Spokane Police Department has a number of “less lethal” devices it can use to subdue people and disperse crowds, some of which officers deployed during Wednesday’s protest at the Immigration and ...
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A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

(CNN) — Late Sunday, as protesters against federal immigration raids clashed with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have ...
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Trump’s immigration forces deploy ‘less lethal’ weapons in dangerous ways, skirting rules and maiming protesters

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. This story was originally published by ProPublica and Frontline in November 2025.