Public defender attorney, immigrant-rights activists pepper sprayed by ICE agents while observing detainment near San Jose courthouse

Sight of ICE agents chasing and tackling man outside Hall of Justice draws attention from rapid response team and lawyers, who report being pepper sprayed while recording encounterSAN JOSE — Tensions over aggressive federal immigration actions in and around Bay Area courts and jails flared again Friday with reports that a public defender attorney and immigrant-rights activists were pepper sprayed by ICE agents while recording them tackling and detaining a man just footsteps from the Hall of Justice in San Jose.