Baby Pepper-Sprayed by DHS Thugs During Family Grocery Trip

Footage of that incident appears to show Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino—who was last week branded a liar by a judge over his previous use of tear gas during “Operation Midway Blitz”—unpinning a CS gas canister and moving toward protesters, minutes before the Sam’s Club encounter.

While the exact timings of the two incidents have not been independently verified by the Beast, they are believed to have been filmed within minutes of each other.

A day earlier, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a sweeping injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force after finding the government’s evidence “simply not credible” and noting that Bovino “later admitted that he lied” about being hit by a rock before deploying gas.

The court order now requires two clear warnings before chemical agents can be used and mandates body cameras and visible IDs for agents.

State Sen. Celina Villanueva and other Southwest Side officials blasted the weekend operation. One alderman said a flash-bang detonated near a 6-year-old during a separate arrest.

DHS said the standoff came after agents were “stalked” into the lot, and one federal vehicle was rammed. The department said nine arrests were made, eight of them U.S. citizens. The department did not address the Veraza family’s allegation in its statement.

Earlier that morning, DHS said agents came under fire near, though Chicago police said no one was reported shot. A responding officer was struck by a pickup and treated for minor injuries, according to local outlets including ABC7 Chicago.

The Latin Kings gang was said in an unverified “officer safety alert” to have authorized a “shoot on sight” directive against agents tied to the blitz, per NewsNation reporter Ali Bradley.

The Daily Beast has contacted DHS to ask why its agents pepper-sprayed a car with a baby in that had nothing to do with protests, and whether it was investigating or planned to investigate who had been responsible.

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