ICE buys 6,000 electric shock gloves

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks.

ICE says the gloves are needed for officer safety, but civil liberties advocates have condemned the purchase as excessive force.

The contract has sparked widespread criticism and raised questions about the militarization of immigration enforcement.

This is one of several controversial procurement decisions by the agency under the Trump administration.