# ICE to Spend $20 Million on Electric-Shock Gloves for Agents

https://mins.news/en/item/20544

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-12 19:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-12/ice-to-spend-20-million-on-electric-shock-gloves-for-agents?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7cc9c9b3146000015af756

> Federal immigration agents are seeking to purchase gloves capable of delivering electric shocks to detainees. The planned acquisition comes as President Donald Trump intensifies a campaign of mass arrests and deportations. The equipment is intended for agents and would be used in encounters involving people held in immigration detention.

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