{"id":33473,"date":"2026-06-18T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33473"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:16:07","slug":"lo-que-necesitas-saber-sobre-como-el-gas-lacrimogeno-dana-a-los-ninos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/06\/18\/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-tear-gas-harms-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Lo que necesitas saber sobre c\u00f3mo el gas lacrim\u00f3geno perjudica a los ni\u00f1os"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a3452259bebb\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-propublica-notes--top wp-block-propublica-notes\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-propublica-note\">\n<p><em>ProPublica es un medio independiente y sin \u00e1nimo de lucro que produce periodismo de investigaci\u00f3n en pro del inter\u00e9s p\u00fablico. Suscr\u00edbete para recibir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/newsletters\/the-big-story?source=www.propublica.org&amp;placement=top-note&amp;region=national\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen102051180_42=\"1021\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time102051180_42=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired102051180_42=\"1\">nuestras historias en espa\u00f1ol<\/a> por correo electr\u00f3nico.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ciudad tras ciudad, la represi\u00f3n migratoria de la administraci\u00f3n Trump ha sido recibida con protestas y manifestaciones por parte de miembros de la comunidad local que se oponen a las pol\u00edticas de deportaci\u00f3n de la Casa Blanca. Agentes federales de la Patrulla Fronteriza y de Inmigraci\u00f3n y Control de Aduanas han intentado repetidamente dispersar y hacer retroceder a estas multitudes mediante el uso de irritantes a\u00e9reos como gas lacrim\u00f3geno y gas pimienta, que pueden causar una serie de reacciones inmediatas \u2014desde dolor ocular hasta dificultad para respirar, n\u00e1useas y v\u00f3mitos\u2014 destinadas a incapacitar temporalmente a sus objetivos.<\/p>\n<p>El DHS ha defendido su uso de estas armas contra multitudes y ha declarado que \u201cNO apunta a ni\u00f1os\u201d, pero despu\u00e9s de revisar reportajes de noticias, demandas y grabaciones de c\u00e1maras corporales de oficiales, as\u00ed como verificar incidentes entrevistando a m\u00e1s de 40 v\u00edctimas o testigos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/kids-tear-gas-trump-immigration-crackdown#main\">ProPublica identific\u00f3 recientemente m\u00e1s de seis docenas de casos<\/a> en la que ni\u00f1os hab\u00edan resultado heridos por gas lacrim\u00f3geno y spray de pimienta.<\/p>\n<p>Aqu\u00ed hay cinco cosas que debes saber sobre c\u00f3mo estas armas aerotransportadas se han utilizado durante la represi\u00f3n migratoria de Trump y c\u00f3mo su uso ha perjudicado especialmente a los ni\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a3452259d0f5\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"h-dozens-of-children-have-been-harmed-by-tear-gas-deployed-by-immigration-agents\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-explanatory-hed is-style-explanatory-hed--1\"><span id=\"dozens-of-children-have-been-harmed-by-tear-gas-deployed-by-immigration-agents\">Decenas de ni\u00f1os han resultado heridos por el gas lacrim\u00f3geno empleado por agentes de inmigraci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Las llamadas armas menos letales, como el gas lacrim\u00f3geno y el spray de pimienta, fueron desarrolladas para infligir dolor severo y debilitar a combatientes y manifestantes adultos, pero ProPublica identific\u00f3 a 79 ni\u00f1os en todo el pa\u00eds desde 2025 que han sido perjudicados por estos qu\u00edmicos despu\u00e9s de que fueran desplegados por oficiales de inmigraci\u00f3n federales. Nuestro recuento es casi cuatro veces el n\u00famero citado en un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/27902171-psi-oversight-report-re-dhs-harm-to-children\/\">informe reciente del congreso<\/a>, pero es probable que siga siendo un conteo muy bajo.<\/p>\n<p>El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ha defendido el uso de qu\u00edmicos por parte de sus agentes y ha afirmado que la culpa recae en los \u2019agitadores\u201c entre las multitudes y en los padres que pusieron a sus hijos en peligro. Muchos ni\u00f1os afectados por el gas lacrim\u00f3geno y el gas pimienta estaban en sus autos, en sus casas o caminando a la escuela cuando entraron en contacto con las armas a\u00e9reas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-propublica-lead-in bb--size-small-right p-bb--size-small-right\">\n<h2 id=\"h-what-it-s-like-when-officers-deploy-tear-gas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"what-its-like-when-officers-deploy-tear-gas\">C\u00f3mo es cuando los oficiales lanzan gas lacrim\u00f3geno<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mi hermano y yo fuimos rociados con gas lacrim\u00f3geno\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/E11GIGKpEdg?feature=oembed\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"\"><\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-tear-gas-and-pepper-spray-are-especially-toxic-to-children\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-explanatory-hed is-style-explanatory-hed--2\"><span id=\"tear-gas-and-pepper-spray-are-especially-toxic-to-children\">El gas lacrim\u00f3geno y el spray de pimienta son especialmente t\u00f3xicos para los ni\u00f1os.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No existe tal cosa como \u201cgas lacrim\u00f3geno\u201d. Es un t\u00e9rmino general para diversos irritantes qu\u00edmicos que existen como un polvo fino y activan las terminaciones nerviosas para que sientan como si estuvieran en llamas. Los qu\u00edmicos queman los pulmones y la garganta, inflamando las v\u00edas respiratorias hasta que sientes como si estuvieras respirando a trav\u00e9s de una pajita, mientras que mocos y l\u00e1grimas te corren por la cara. Pueden causar v\u00f3mitos, erupciones y tos que duran semanas. El spray de pimienta est\u00e1 hecho de compuestos que se encuentran en los pimientos picantes y causa efectos similares.<\/p>\n<p>Debido a que los ni\u00f1os respiran m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido y pueden inhalar m\u00e1s aire contaminado que los adultos en relaci\u00f3n con su peso corporal, estas armas son particularmente peligrosas para los j\u00f3venes. Los ni\u00f1os tambi\u00e9n son m\u00e1s vulnerables porque tienen v\u00edas respiratorias m\u00e1s estrechas y est\u00e1n m\u00e1s cerca del suelo, donde el gas lacrim\u00f3geno tiende a acumularse despu\u00e9s de ser desplegado. El uso de gas lacrim\u00f3geno por parte de la administraci\u00f3n Trump ha sido tan extraordinario que a\u00fan nadie sabe qu\u00e9 da\u00f1o a largo plazo pueden sufrir los ni\u00f1os que han estado en contacto con estos qu\u00edmicos, algunos de ellos en m\u00faltiples ocasiones.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-courts-have-found-that-agents-use-of-tear-gas-is-excessive-but-their-power-is-limited\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-explanatory-hed is-style-explanatory-hed--3\"><span id=\"courts-have-found-that-agents-use-of-tear-gas-is-excessive-but-their-power-is-limited\">Los tribunales han determinado que el uso de gas lacrim\u00f3geno por parte de los agentes es excesivo, pero su poder es limitado.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En noviembre de 2025, un juez federal en Illinois dictamin\u00f3 que los agentes de ICE y CBP hab\u00edan desplegado estos qu\u00edmicos \u201csin justificaci\u00f3n, a menudo sin previo aviso\u201d contra personas que no representaban una amenaza f\u00edsica. Esto constituy\u00f3 un uso ilegal de la fuerza excesiva, dijo el juez, ordenando a las agencias que cesaran. Pero su orden judicial solo cubr\u00eda las \u00e1reas mencionadas en la denuncia. Los agentes quedaron libres de continuar usando las armas en otros lugares.<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de que agentes federales en Portland, Oreg\u00f3n, respondieran a una manifestaci\u00f3n el 31 de enero disparando varios proyectiles menos letales contra la multitud \u2014incluidas granadas Triple Chaser que se separaron en tres botes de gas lacrim\u00f3geno cada una; docenas de proyectiles de bala de pimienta llenos de municiones qu\u00edmicas; y \u201cgranadas de bola de goma\u201d que liberaron perdigones urticantes, luces brillantes y sonidos fuertes\u2014, un juez local emiti\u00f3 una orden judicial temporal que prohib\u00eda a los agentes federales usar municiones qu\u00edmicas a menos que se dirigieran a alguien que representara \u201cuna amenaza inminente de da\u00f1o f\u00edsico\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, los tribunales de apelaci\u00f3n han anulado posteriormente la decisi\u00f3n del juez de Illinois y m\u00faltiples fallos de jueces de Portland que buscaban impedir el uso de estas armas.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-once-deployed-these-weapons-are-difficult-to-contain\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-explanatory-hed is-style-explanatory-hed--4\"><span id=\"once-deployed-these-weapons-are-difficult-to-contain\">Una vez desplegadas, estas armas son dif\u00edciles de contener.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Si bien la administraci\u00f3n Trump ha defendido el entrenamiento de los agentes y ha dicho que a los oficiales de ICE se les ense\u00f1a a usar \u2019la cantidad m\u00ednima de fuerza necesaria para resolver situaciones peligrosas\u201c, no solo los botes de gas lacrim\u00f3geno lanzados a una multitud pueden rebotar y rodar de manera impredecible, sino que los qu\u00edmicos t\u00f3xicos pueden viajar por el aire, a veces hasta por varias cuadras. En Minneapolis, ProPublica descubri\u00f3 que el gas lacrim\u00f3geno hab\u00eda viajado al menos 400 metros antes de filtrarse en un McDonald's.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Nash y su familia viven a una cuadra y media al este de una instalaci\u00f3n de ICE en Broadview, Illinois. Incluso desde esa distancia, sintieron los efectos dentro de sus hogares cuando los oficiales lanzaron gas lacrim\u00f3geno contra los manifestantes. Cada vez que el gas lacrim\u00f3geno se filtraba, los ni\u00f1os, de entre 6 y 17 a\u00f1os, tos\u00edan y a menudo les ard\u00eda la garganta. El mayor, un estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de secundaria con asma, se escond\u00eda en su habitaci\u00f3n del segundo piso. Una noche, su rostro se enrojeci\u00f3 mientras tos\u00eda sin control y usaba su inhalador sin alivio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstaba fuera de s\u00ed, diciendo: \u2018No puedo respirar\u2019\u201d, record\u00f3 Nash. La familia consider\u00f3 llamar a una ambulancia, pero la calle estaba cerrada.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-no-national-standard-for-use-of-tear-gas-exists\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-explanatory-hed is-style-explanatory-hed--5\"><span id=\"no-national-standard-for-use-of-tear-gas-exists\">No existe un est\u00e1ndar nacional para el uso de gas lacrim\u00f3geno.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Las pol\u00edticas de las fuerzas del orden que rigen el uso de gas lacrim\u00f3geno y gas pimienta difieren ampliamente seg\u00fan la ubicaci\u00f3n, y no existe un est\u00e1ndar federal. La pol\u00edtica del DHS sobre el uso de la fuerza indica que los oficiales deben usar t\u00e1cticas que \u201cminimicen el riesgo de lesiones no intencionales\u201d y deben guiarse por el \u201crespeto a la vida humana\u201d. La pol\u00edtica de la CBP indica que los oficiales \u201cno deben usar\u201d gas pimienta o municiones qu\u00edmicas \u201cmenos letales\u201d contra \u201cni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os\u201d. La pol\u00edtica del ICE indica que \u201cla presencia de otros oficiales, sujetos o espectadores\u201d son un factor para determinar si el uso de la fuerza por parte de un oficial es razonable.<\/p>\n<p>Compara eso con las pol\u00edticas sobre gas lacrim\u00f3geno en dos ciudades que han vivido la represi\u00f3n migratoria de Trump en carne propia. En Portland, los agentes de polic\u00eda que consideran usar gas lacrim\u00f3geno deben tener en cuenta su proximidad a las viviendas. Mientras tanto, Minneapolis proh\u00edbe a los agentes usar municiones qu\u00edmicas para el control de multitudes, a menos que est\u00e9n autorizados por el jefe de polic\u00eda, incluso cuando los agentes temen ser agredidos f\u00edsicamente.<\/p>\n<p>Exigir a todas las agencias de aplicaci\u00f3n de la ley que adopten pol\u00edticas y m\u00e9todos de capacitaci\u00f3n uniformes ser\u00eda de gran ayuda, dijeron los expertos a ProPublica. Al mismo tiempo, reconocen que esto probablemente requerir\u00eda que el Congreso apruebe una ley que obligue a las entidades federales de aplicaci\u00f3n de la ley a adoptar pr\u00e1cticas m\u00e1s estrictas y que incentive a los departamentos de polic\u00eda locales a hacer lo mismo.<\/p>\n<p>Los proyectos de ley que buscan fortalecer el entrenamiento en uso de la fuerza a una escala tan amplia y la legislaci\u00f3n que apunta al DHS y su uso de estas armas no han logrado, hasta ahora, siquiera llegar a votaci\u00f3n en el Congreso. Tras la investigaci\u00f3n de ProPublica, los legisladores estadounidenses han <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/lawmakers-demand-reforms-tear-gas-children\">empezado a exigir <\/a>reformas al uso de estas armas por parte de los oficiales de inmigraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decenas de ni\u00f1os \u2014muchos de ellos lejos de los sitios de protesta\u2014 han sido heridos por el gas lacrim\u00f3geno y el gas pimienta desplegados por agentes federales de inmigraci\u00f3n. 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