ICE eyes $20M purchase of electric shock gloves as Hochul warns of legal consequences

ICE purchase of electric shock gloves prompts Democratic outrage

Outrage is building among congressional Democrats who are alarmed by new plans from the Trump administration to buy gloves that will allow immigration agents to deliver a painful electric shock as they carry out deportations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday published a notice of its plans to spend as much as $20…

Aug 15, 2026

ICE eyes $20M purchase of electric shock gloves as Hochul warns of legal consequences

New York Democratic leaders Kathy Hochul and Letitia James warn ICE could face legal action over electric shock gloves DHS plans to acquire.

Aug 12, 2026