'A perfect tool for abuse.' Why experts are concerned about ICE's $17 million electric shock gloves contract
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‘A perfect tool for abuse.’ Why experts are concerned about ICE’s $17 million electric shock gloves contract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may soon be outfitted with electric shock gloves that can deliver painful jolts when they come in contact with a person’s skin. While ICE says the new gear will help agents deescalate situations with detainees or protesters without relying on “higher levels of force,” Democrats in Congress and civil rights advocates are pushing back, in no small measure because of the agency’s history of deadly cla…
California became the first state to slow down the new Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) arsenal to stop migrants. The state legislature passed law AB 2760, which prohibits the use of electric gloves to federal forces in the entity. The bill is now in the hands of the state’s [...]
'A perfect tool for abuse.' Why experts are concerned about ICE's $17 million electric shock gloves contract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may soon be outfitted with electric shock gloves that can deliver painful jolts when they come in contact with a person's skin. While ICE says the new gear will help agents deescalate situations with detainees or protesters without relying on "higher…
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