ICE plans to give officers gloves that deliver electric shocks

NPR | By Meg Anderson

Published August 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase high-tech gloves that deliver electric shocks to people they're trying to detain.

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