In the statement, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Border Patrol agents were near 27th Street and Whipple Ave when they were surrounded by a large crowd of “75 to 100” people she called “rioters.”
The Department of Homeland Security defended using tear gas in Little Village Thursday, saying Friday that its agents were surrounded by protesters who hit Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino in the head with a rock.
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