Videos and photos showing Border Patrol agents firing pepper balls and tear gas directly at protesters raise questions about if those actions violate the agency's own use of force policies and a standing judge's order seeking to limit their use.

Those on the receiving end argue they did.

Leigh Kunkel said it felt like her nose exploded.

She told NBC 5 Investigates she and her fiancé went to the ICE processing facility in Broadview on the morning of September 26 to protest the Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement in Chicago.

She says when she saw agents begin to fire pepper balls at protesters, she used her camera to record video. As they stood behind the hood of a white van, Leigh and another photographer said they didn't realize there were agents to their right.

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