As the agents left, they released #TearGas, apparently without warning, sending people coughing & running for cover. Among those affected by the gas were 13 #Chicago#Police Dept officers, CPD said, & at least one officer was seen rinsing his eyes out with water from a neighbor’s garden hose.
A spox for #DHS said that the federal agents were conducting an #immigration enforcement operation when 2 people tried to flee & hit the agents’ vehicle [ #lies].
A Chicago police officer rinsed his eyes with water on Tuesday after federal agents used tear gas on the far South Side.
People fled after federal agents used tear gas on Tuesday along the Chicago street.
