Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves
The senators say the gloves could be used to inflict painful shocks on detainees, and ICE has not said whether it will cancel the purchase.
- On Thursday, 16 Democratic senators led by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel a $20 million purchase of electric shock gloves, questioning the agency's ability to use them appropriately.
- ICE published a notice this month outlining plans to purchase thousands of "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" for officers and investigators, which function as standard patrol gloves until an officer activates the electrical mode.
- In their letter, legislators cited the "blatant and tragic misuse of force" in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis, expressing skepticism about the agency's professional capability to safely deploy a tool that could harm Americans without cause.
- White House border czar Tom Homan defended the purchase, arguing the gloves offer an alternative to deadly force in detention settings, though deployment remains months away as the agency finalizes training protocols.
- The senators demanded that if ICE moves forward with the plan, the agency must publicly disclose training and oversight protocols and document internal reviews to prevent misuse during civil arrests.
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A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada urged the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) to cancel its plan to equip officers with gloves capable of tipping...
Around a dozen democratic senators have called on the American agency ICE to stop the purchase of new shock gloves, warning of disproportionate violence and possible fatal consequences.
U.S. immigration agency wants to spend ten to 20 million dollars on electric gloves.
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A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel its plan to outfit officers with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks . In a letter to ICE’s acting director Thursday, Cortez Masto and 15 of her colleagues in the Democratic caucus questioned ICE’s need to spend up to $20 million to buy the devices, as well as the agency’s ability to use them appropriately. “T…
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Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves
A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel plans to outfit officers with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks.
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