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ICE agents were spotted in multiple New York locations, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, with some wearing masks and body armor while stopping individuals and using pepper spray on protesters. A local council member criticized ICE's presence, and the New York Immigration Coalition warned of increased enforcement activity.

Albanian police used water cannons and pepper spray against protesters outside parliament over a Kushner-linked resort. Clashes occurred between police and demonstrators.

The NYPD is searching for four suspects linked to a violent gang assault that injured five people at the Queensbridge Houses on the Fourth of July. Victims were attacked with a glass bottle and pepper spray.

Two Florida teachers who used to date and have a child together were arrested after a classroom brawl involving pepper spray, according to police. The incident occurred in a classroom and involved physical confrontation.

A teacher at the SEED School of Miami was arrested for pepper-spraying her former romantic partner during a physical confrontation in a classroom. The incident occurred after a verbal argument escalated, leading to charges of discharging a weapon on school property and domestic violence battery. The teacher was transported to a correctional center and released on a $2,000 bond.

A 31-year-old man named Daniel C. Vasey was arrested after attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from her mother at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. The suspect, who was naked, was subdued by the girl's parents and bystanders, including the use of pepper spray, before police arrived. He faces charges of attempted kidnapping and assault.

Several teenagers were arrested after a disturbance during the Fourth of July fireworks at Bicentennial Park in Joliet. Police reported being assaulted, fireworks launched toward the crowd and officers, and pepper spray was used.

Albanian police used tear gas and pepper spray against protesters in Tirana during violent clashes linked to anti-government demonstrations. The protests, part of the 'flamingo revolution,' oppose a luxury coastal development project tied to Jared Kushner, with protesters demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation and accusing authorities of ignoring their concerns.

A man was charged following an investigation at a U.S. Post Office in Gastonia, N.C., where police responded to multiple 911 calls around 1:37 p.m. on June 29. The incident involved pepper spray, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

A Connecticut judge has released a video showing correctional officers striking and pepper-spraying an inmate multiple times before his death in 2018. The incident occurred in a prison setting, and the video was made public following the inmate's death.

A man was arrested in Thrissur for allegedly hurling a crude explosive and using pepper spray against police officers during a Toofan patrol. The incident occurred while officers were on duty, leading to the accused's apprehension.

Protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have led to federal agents using tear gas and pepper spray, harming over 79 children since 2025, according to ProPublica. Children were injured while in cars, homes, or walking to school, with the Department of Homeland Security defending its agents' actions.

A watch party at Bryant Park for the Knicks in Game 3 turned chaotic, resulting in property damage, multiple arrests, and police using pepper spray on unruly crowds.

Chaos erupted at a Knicks watch party in Bryant Park, featuring brawls, people on police cars, and officers using pepper spray to disperse crowds. Attendees were on scaffolding and attempted to remove signs.

Clashes between ICE agents, GEO Security Group staff, and protesters erupted outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark, NJ, as demonstrators supported detainees on a hunger strike. A photographer was struck by a security staff driver's vehicle during the unrest, which followed a curfew lifted by Mayor Ras Baraka.

Women led protests against immigrant detention at Delaney Hall in New Jersey after detainees launched a hunger strike, facing military-grade force from ICE and police. Clashes escalated, prompting a curfew in Newark as demonstrators defied chemical irritants and physical attacks to support detainees.

A bodycam video has been released showing two police officers stomping on a woman's head and pepper spraying her genitals. The victim has been pictured for the first time in the footage.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued UCLA over alleged anti-Israel protests in 2024, during which Jewish and Israeli students were reportedly physically assaulted, pepper-sprayed, and blocked from academic buildings by demonstrators. The lawsuit claims UCLA failed to address the violence and discrimination, violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

U.S. Senator Andy Kim, a Democrat, reported being pepper sprayed by federal agents during a protest at a New Jersey ICE facility. The incident occurred amid a standoff between protesters and agents, with detainees staging a hunger strike over poor conditions and denied medical care.

Dozens of ICE agents used pepper spray to disperse protesters outside a detention centre, resulting in a clash between the two groups. The incident highlights tensions around immigration enforcement and detention facilities.

Protesters outside a New Jersey migrant detention center alleged that ICE agents used pepper spray and batons during a demonstration. The protest aimed to prevent the transfer of Martin Soto, who initiated a hunger strike, but officials successfully moved him to the Elizabeth contract detention facility.

A hospital in America has become known as 'scariest' due to multiple attacks on patients and staff in recent weeks. The incidents occurred after pepper spray and batons were banned, escalating tensions and safety concerns.