Homan Defends ICE's $20 Million Shock-Glove Plan as Less-Lethal Option
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 14
Homan Defends ICE's $20 Million Shock-Glove Plan as Less-Lethal Option
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 14
Summary
$20 million would fund thousands of electric shock gloves for ICE officers, a plan Tom Homan said could gain compliance without resorting to deadly force.
Homan called the devices another less-lethal option alongside Tasers and pepper spray, but said field deployment is still some time away as ICE works through training and policy rules.
Critics — including civil rights groups, Democrats and use-of-force experts — say ICE has already been too quick to use force during Trump's immigration crackdown, with at least six people shot and killed since last year.
A Kentucky jailer who has used the gloves for four years said they cause intense pain only during contact and have been used sparingly, while a criminology professor urged broader study and a smaller initial purchase.