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Newsom bars ICE from using shock gloves, other ‘Orwellian’ tactics in California

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday signed into law a state ban on law enforcement use of electric shock gloves in the Democrat’s latest push back against the Trump administration’s “Orwellian immigration tactics.” The ban, which takes effect next year and lasts through 2030, applies to local, state and federal law enforcement officers operating…

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