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ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves

NPR | By Meg Anderson
Published August 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM CDT

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to purchase high-tech gloves that deliver electric shocks to people they're trying to detain. Immigrant advocates are concerned.

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