Electric shock gloves that federal immigration authorities are preparing to utilize on detainees and demonstrators inflicted pain so severe during a military trial that participants immediately halted resistance out of fear of further exposure, a previously undisclosed Army report reveals.
Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were aware of these test results prior to approving a $16.7 million contract in August to purchase 6,000 pairs of the devices, according to agency records obtained by the non-profit watchdog group American Oversight and shared with The Associated Press.
