The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has agreed to spend $16.7 million on electric shock gloves, which will deliver painful shocks to migrants during detention[604049][506685] Rights groups and Democrats have expressed concern that ICE agents are unfit to use the shock gloves responsibly, citing incidents where people have been killed during ICE raids[604049][506685] The use of electric shock gloves is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration, which has led to increased tensions between the US government and immigrant communities[506685] ICE agents will receive 6,000 pairs of the gloves, which are designed to deliver electric shocks that can cause pain and discomfort[604049] The decision to use electric shock gloves has been widely criticized by human rights groups and lawmakers, who argue that it is a form of cruel and unusual punishment[506685]