California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law banning all local, state, and federal law enforcement officers operating within the state from using gloves that deliver electric shocks. The legislation was enacted following the revelation of plans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to equip its agents with such shock-delivering devices.
The measure is part of a broader legislative push in California. Lawmakers passed at least two dozen bills this year aimed at strengthening immigrants' rights, limiting cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration agents, and increasing regulatory oversight of immigrant detention facilities across the state.
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PBS NewsHour (US)Frames the ban within broader state legislation strengthening immigrant rights and restricting ICE cooperation.
The Guardian World (GB)Focuses primarily on the specific ban targeting electric-shock gloves in response to ICE's equipment plans.
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