US ICE grants $16.7 million contract to buy thousands of electric shock gloves
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves for field officers. The contract was finalized despite human rights advocates previously raising alarms about the plans when they were revealed earlier in August.
The procurement has drawn warnings from rights groups and Democrats, who argue that ICE agents are unfit to use the shock devices responsibly. These concerns follow a backdrop of several deaths during immigration raids across the United States since President Trump's immigration crackdown began.
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Daily Maverick (ZA)Focuses on the financial contract details and human rights alarms.
DW (Deutsche Welle) (DE)Highlights political opposition and past fatalities during immigration raids.
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