Couple Says ICE Agents Gassed Them as They Drove With 6 Children
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A Minneapolis couple, Shawn and Destiny Jackson, and their six children were caught in a clash between protesters and federal ICE agents, who deployed tear gas and stun grenades around their vehicle as they tried to leave the area.
- The family’s SUV was surrounded by ICE agents, and a tear gas canister rolled under the car, triggering airbags and trapping them amid acrid smoke, causing severe respiratory distress, especially for two children with asthma.
- The Jacksons managed to evacuate their children from the vehicle with help from bystanders, who also assisted the 6-month-old infant who was briefly unconscious and required CPR instructions over the phone.
- Emergency medical services treated the family, and three children most affected by the tear gas were
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