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In LA, officers deployed tear gas and shot rubber bullets at protesters fighting against ICE raids. Here’s a reminder that those anti-protest weapons—which are billed as relatively safe—can actually cause serious harm.

And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.

As the protests escalate in LA, WIRED is also covering what the agency has been doing in the shadows. Recently, ICE quietly rescinded guidance that advised agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state and local laws while carrying out civil immigration arrests.

ICE is also paying software company Palantir $30 million to provide the agency with “near real-time visibility” on people self-deporting from the United States, according to a contract justification published in a federal register. The tool would also help ICE choose who to deport.