A viral video appears to show an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent throwing pepper spray into a car that had a toddler inside.

Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), wrote on X that no pepper spray had been used.

Newsweek has contacted DHS for comment via email outside regular working hours.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump campaigned on a hard-line immigration stance , pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation in American history . The Trump administration has mobilized police forces, both federal and state, to find and remove millions of migrants—sparking criticism over the tactics employed.

In September, DHS launched a crackdown in Chicago called “Operation Midway Blitz.” The agency said the operati

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