ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By The Independent
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ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one

Exclusive: Four days after a 21-year-old anti-ICE protester was blinded by a pepper ball round, the deportation agency bought nearly $100,000 more of them, according to federal procurement data reviewed by The Independent