# Trump administration plans to give ICE officers electric-shock gloves

https://mins.news/en/item/20686

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 22:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/trump-administration-plans-to-give-ice-officers-electric-shock-gloves?traffic_source=rss

> The US Department of Homeland Security is expected to purchase as much as $20m worth of electric-shock gloves for ICE officers. The reported plan comes as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown faces criticism. The proposed equipment would bring an electric-shock device into immigration enforcement operations, drawing attention to the methods being considered.

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