No Borders NewsReports say ICE may spend up to $20 million to buy electric shock gloves for use in enforcement. The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) responded with a public statement condemning the plan.
NILC’s president, Kica Matos, argues that ICE has a record of using aggressive force and that giving electric shock devices to agents—whom NILC says are poorly trained—would increase the risk of serious harm to immigrants and even U.S. citizens.
The statement also criticizes what NILC describes as broad, unchecked funding for ICE, calling it a “blank check.” NILC says Congress should end that funding and that ICE should leave communities.
NILC’s statement is an opinion from an advocacy organization, not a government rule. If you want to confirm what ICE is actually buying and how it would be used, the official source(s) behind the reports are the best place to look.