Democracy Dies in DarknessImmigrationFederal immigration agents say chemical agents are needed to disperse violent protesters. But videos also show them firing at people in aggressive and questionable ways.November 1, 2025A federal agent kicks a tear-gas canister during a clash with residents and protesters in Chicago on Oct. 14. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post) and Federal immigration officers are using chemical irritants to disperse protesters in ways that violate American policing norms and are testing the boundaries of use-of-force laws, video footage from Chicago shows, in some cases hitting demonstrators directly with the munitions.