Nurses Condemn Use of Tear Gas on Asylum-Seeking Families

Vomiting, blurred vision, shortness of breath, coughing, sneezing, tearing, difficulty swallowing, temporary blindness, pain — and in documented cases: death. These are some of the negative health impacts of tear gas, which for over 20 years, under the Chemical Weapons Convention, has been banned for use against those in uniform.