Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Federal immigration agents hailed by President Trump as “patriots” have been using banned chokeholds and other dangerous physical restraints on citizens and immigrants amid nationwide deportation efforts, according to a new investigation. More than 40 cases over the past year showed agents using chokeholds, neck restraints, or prolonged pressure on people’s backs or necks, the ProPublica investigation found. The report was based on a review of social media footage, legal filings, and local news reports. In several cases, federal agents placed their arms around civilians’ necks or pressed their knees into restrained individuals, both moves that can restrict a person’s breathing. In Houston, an agent is said to have put a 16-year-old U.S. citizen in a chokehold, leaving red welts on his neck. Read more at The Daily Beast.