A CNN correspondent was caught in the middle of chaotic anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles after federal agents deployed pepper balls to disperse demonstrators, causing the journalist to cough and choke live on air.The incident occurred on Friday night during CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett, when correspondent Veronica Miracle was reporting from outside the Edward R Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles. The protests were part of a nationwide “ICE Out” shutdown, organised to oppose immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security.As Miracle described the escalating situation on the ground, she was suddenly hit by the chemical irritant fired by ICE agents. “I just got hit,” she exclaimed, audibly struggling to breathe and coughing heavily. At one point, she apologised to the anchor, saying, “I can’t breathe,” as pepper spray lingered thickly in the air around her and the surrounding crowd.
