U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was seen on video repeatedly warning protesters before tossing a canister into the crowd.

Minnesota is a key site for Homeland Security immigration sweeps, where protests followed the ICE shooting of Renee Good and officials opposing the campaign were subpoenaed. Maine became the latest target of the administration's immigration crackdown as an appeals court paused a restriction on federal officers' use of tear gas or pepper spray against peaceful protesters in Minnesota. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals froze a judge's ruling that bars retaliation against the public in Minnesota, while "Operation Metro Surge" continues in the Twin Cities.