ICE awards contract to buy 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves | AP News
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.
- ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who said ICE officers cannot be trusted to use them appropriately.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has agreed to a $16.7 million deal for 6,000 pairs of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, stating that officers will use them to subdue uncooperative detainees and protesters.
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- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.
- ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who said ICE officers cannot be trusted to use them appropriately.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has agreed to a $16.7 million deal for 6,000 pairs of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, stating that officers will use them to subdue uncooperative detainees and protesters.
Sources: The Independent, AP