US immigration agency ICE to buy electric shock gloves for its agents

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Every decision ⁠is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and ⁠standards," a ⁠DHS spokesperson said.
55% : " ICE officers are trained in de-escalation tactics and regularly receive "ongoing use of force training," the DHS said.
41% : More than 50 people have died in ICE custody nationwide since Trump took office in January last year, according to the immigration agency.
31% : Fatal shootings by ICE agents of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota earlier this year and concerns by rights ⁠groups about conditions in ICE detention centers have led to nationwide protests against the agency's tactics.
30% : The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates who have condemned the action of ICE during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.re A note on the website of the Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part, says ICE plans to ⁠spend up to $20 million on CTG-5 Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, or GLOVE units.

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