Madeleine May
@madbmay.bsky.social
Political Investigative Producer with @CBSNews
Formerly @VICENews, @OCCRP, @N_Map @InsideNatGeo Young Explorer.
Formerly @VICENews, @OCCRP, @N_Map @InsideNatGeo Young Explorer.
But President Trump said in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" earlier this month that the tactics employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement "haven't gone far enough."
Watch the piece on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNl...
Watch the piece on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNl...
Former agent shares concerns about tactics used against protesters: "This isn't policing"
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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
But President Trump said in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" earlier this month that the tactics employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement "haven't gone far enough."
Watch the piece on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNl...
Watch the piece on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNl...
Balliet fears the long term effect of this behavior: "This is gonna have an irreparable harm to the trust and faith that the general public has in its law enforcement officers. It is creating a divide that is going to take years—if it can ever be fully repaired."
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Balliet fears the long term effect of this behavior: "This is gonna have an irreparable harm to the trust and faith that the general public has in its law enforcement officers. It is creating a divide that is going to take years—if it can ever be fully repaired."
In one video from Broadview IL, a priest is struck in the head by a pepper ball fired from agents several stories above.
"If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that's on them," said CPB Commander Greg Bovino, who is leading the federal response, in an interview with CBS.
"If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that's on them," said CPB Commander Greg Bovino, who is leading the federal response, in an interview with CBS.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In one video from Broadview IL, a priest is struck in the head by a pepper ball fired from agents several stories above.
"If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that's on them," said CPB Commander Greg Bovino, who is leading the federal response, in an interview with CBS.
"If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that's on them," said CPB Commander Greg Bovino, who is leading the federal response, in an interview with CBS.
A former federal agent with 25+ years of experience described tactics on display. What he found: repeated violations of federal use of force policies.
"This isn't policing as I practiced it for 25 years," says Eric Balliet.
"This isn't policing as I practiced it for 25 years," says Eric Balliet.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A former federal agent with 25+ years of experience described tactics on display. What he found: repeated violations of federal use of force policies.
"This isn't policing as I practiced it for 25 years," says Eric Balliet.
"This isn't policing as I practiced it for 25 years," says Eric Balliet.
Our review showed federal agents:
> Firing pepper balls at protesters' heads (policy prohibits targeting above the waist)
> Deploying crowd control tear gas at close range
> Using vehicles to push demonstrators—what experts call "deadly force"
> Employing prohibited chokeholds
> Firing pepper balls at protesters' heads (policy prohibits targeting above the waist)
> Deploying crowd control tear gas at close range
> Using vehicles to push demonstrators—what experts call "deadly force"
> Employing prohibited chokeholds
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our review showed federal agents:
> Firing pepper balls at protesters' heads (policy prohibits targeting above the waist)
> Deploying crowd control tear gas at close range
> Using vehicles to push demonstrators—what experts call "deadly force"
> Employing prohibited chokeholds
> Firing pepper balls at protesters' heads (policy prohibits targeting above the waist)
> Deploying crowd control tear gas at close range
> Using vehicles to push demonstrators—what experts call "deadly force"
> Employing prohibited chokeholds