The U.S. Secret Service stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records regarding assessments on the impact of riot control techniques on the spread of the coronavirus.

As stirring protests against police brutality gripped the nation’s attention and as the coronavirus continued its tragic spread through multiple states, Georgia held a chaotic primary election.

FOIA to multiple federal law enforcement agencies seeking assessments or reports on the risk of coronavirus posed by the use of tear gas or other chemical irritants, crowd control techniques, and mass arrests and detention.