ICE’s Tear Gas Sent a 6-Month-Old to the Hospital, the Latest in an Alarming Pattern |
Students from Roosevelt High School protest during a walkout, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. Jen Golbeck/AP
A mother in Minneapolis rushed to perform CPR on her 6-month-old baby on Wednesday night after federal immigration agents deployed a flash bang and chemical agent near her car, leading all six of her children to be taken to the hospital.
The Jackson family told local news outlets that they were coming home from their son’s basketball game when they got stuck between protesters and immigration agents, unable to drive away. That’s when, according to the family, their car began filling with a chemical irritant.
“All we heard was BOOM and every airbag deployed,” Destiny Jackson, the mother, told KARE 11 News.
She recalled screaming for her children to get out of the car and hearing them say that they couldn’t maneuver out—and couldn’t breathe. Bystanders rushed to help as Destiny said she screamed out for her youngest.
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth,” she said. “He had tears coming out of his eyes. “I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
“Nobody wants to see their kids like that,” Jackson said, visibly holding back tears as she discussed the violence.
The whole family was taken to the hospital. Destiny called the incident “very traumatizing” in a GoFundMe post, writing........