ICE's $16.7M electric-shock glove contract lands amid scrutiny of its use-of-force record

ICE finalized a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs of electric-shock gloves on 28 August 2026, despite opposition from Democratic senators and the ACLU. The ACLU called the concealed devices "a recipe for more harm to the public and less accountability." The contract follows fatal ICE shootings of two US citizens in Minnesota and more than 50 custody deaths under Trump.