A federal judge is now restricting how Las Vegas Metropolitan police can use pepperballs against one woman arrested during the June 2025 anti-ICE protest, citing what he called repeated, documented incidents of excessive force and warning the conduct is likely to continue.
WATCH: 13 Investigates’ Darcy Spears has the latest details
Judge orders Metro police to limit pepperball use against anti-ICE protester
Metro has paid out nearly half a million dollars to settle lawsuits from protesters who say they were mistreated by police during the June 2025 ICE protest. Now, a federal judge has granted protection to one protester whose lawsuit is still pending. The order is narrow, applying only to one woman, but her attorneys hope it will have a broader impact on protesters’ rights.
Body camera video shows officers firing dozens of pepperballs at protester Kathleen Cavalaro as she walks away, following police commands to leave. She’s shot in the back, pursued down the sidewalk, taken to the ground, zip-tied and arrested. She was never charged with a crime…