Event Brief
ICE buys 6,000 electric shock gloves in $16.7M deal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
Summary: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered 6,000 electric shock gloves in a $16.7 million contract. Civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress warned that ICE officers cannot be trusted to deploy the equipment appropriately.
WHO: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; civil rights advocates; Democratic members of Congress
WHAT: ICE ordered 6,000 electric shock gloves in a $16.7 million deal amid backlash over how they may be used.
WHEN: Aug 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Backlash followed the equipment order, with critics warning ICE officers cannot be trusted to deploy it appropriately.
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