‘A High Potential for Abuse’: Plan to Equip ICE Agents With Electric Shock Gloves Draws Alarm From Former Officials
Former DHS officials tell TIME that the devices aren’t necessary as an enforcement method against civilians—and that their use would pose numerous risks.
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: Time Tech
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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ethics.ai (12 August 2026), “‘A High Potential for Abuse’: Plan to Equip ICE Agents With Electric Shock Gloves Draws Alarm From Former Officials,” evidence record 18883, https://ethics.ai/record/18883 (originally published by Time Tech).
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