Donald Trump isn't the only one, Obama administration too used tear gas at border multiple times, CBP data shows
The CBP, in a statement to Newsweek, said that its personnel have been using tear gas, or 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS), since 2010.
As criticism over Trump administration's use of tear gas against Central American asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border widens, latest data from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has revealed that the practice of using tear gas and pepper spray at the border is not entirely uncommon and was prevalent even during Barack Obama's presidency.
The CBP, in a statement to Newsweek, said that its personnel have been using tear gas, or 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS), since 2010. The agency also added that, in total, they have used the substance at least 126 times since the fiscal year 2012.