Ryan J. Foley
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ICE orders 6,000 electric shock gloves in $16.7M deal despite backlash (opens the original)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has agreed to a $16.7 million deal for 6,000 pairs of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, stating that officers will use them to subdue uncooperative detainees and protesters. The purchase went ahead despite pushback from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who warned that ICE officers cannot be trusted to deploy the equipment appropriately. A notice on a federal database published Thursday revealed ICE signed a no
ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests (opens the original)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a new proposal to protect local police officers from potential financial fallout if they face allegations of misconduct while executing immigration arrests. A planning document released Friday shows the agency intends to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and authorized to enforce federal immigration laws. Partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement have increased sharply following President Do
ICE to spend $20M on gloves designed to deliver painful electric shocks (opens the original)
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel may soon be equipped with specialized gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. ICE aims to spend up to $20 million to buy thousands of the "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. Known as the G.L.O.V.E., an acronym for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, the items are made by Compliant Technologies LLC in Lexington, Kentuc
Cause of death revealed after Afghan U.S. ally died in ICE custody (opens the original)
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An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. Special Forces died from an allergic reaction while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, just one day after being detained for deportation proceedings, according to his death certificate. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered "an adverse drug reaction" to an unidentified substance that triggered anaphylaxis and worsened his asthma, the certificate says. His March 14 death at a Dallas hospital was ruled accidental. His death has sparked ou
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