ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves

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The Department of Homeland Security is planning to equip ICE officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people being arrested. Compliant Technologies says the gloves are designed for de-escalation.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has faced intense scrutiny over its use of force, including multiple fatal shootings. Some immigrant advocates worry those guardrails won’t happen…

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to equip ICE officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people being arrested. Compliant Technologies says the gloves are designed for de-escalation.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has faced intense scrutiny over its use of force, including multiple fatal shootings. Some immigrant advocates worry those guardrails won’t happen…

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