A Kentucky company that manufactures patrol gloves that can emit an electric shock has been awarded a $16.7 million contract from the federal government. NewsNation's Ali Bradley reports on how ICE plans to use the gloves amid pushback from Democrats who want the plan scrapped. #ICE #shock #gloves Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves and “halt this procurement before more innocent lives are lost.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month published a notice of their plan to buy the generated low output voltage emitter, marketed as G.L.O.V.E., prompting widespread concern over how they may be used. ICE is a part of DHS led by Mullin. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6042522-house-democrats-oppose-ice-gloves/ #Democrats #Congress #ICE #Immigration #ImmigrationEnforcement #DHS
The Department of Homeland Security is considering spending up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves designed to give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers another […] Source
ICE plans to give their officers electric shock gloves. Border Czar Tom Homan says the gloves are "another tool" for agents to protect themselves. MS NOW Senior Editor and Opinion Columnist Anthony Fisher, Democratic strategist Basil Smikle, independent journalist Ahmed Baba and CNBC Fast Money Contributor Dan Nathan join Antonia Hylton to share their reaction.
Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said it “could be a real danger for the American public.”
Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said it “could be a real danger for the American public.”Open
Inflation cooled a bit last month, according to a new report from the Labor Department. And, ICE plans to equip its officers with electric shock gloves.
Inflation cooled a bit last month, according to a new report from the Labor Department. And, ICE plans to equip its officers with electric shock gloves.Open
The Department of Homeland Security plans to allocate up to $20 million to purchase gloves for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that can send electric shocks to a person’s skin upon contact, according to a notice released this week. Katy Tur has the latest.
