Transcript: Tom Homan on ICE Signs a $16.7 Million No-Bid Contract for 6,000 Pairs of Gloves That Deliver Electric Shocks — Sixteen Senators Ask Why Its Existing Tools Are Not Enough, and the Border Czar Answers "You Can’t Just Go From 0 to 100" — WhatDidTheySay?

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Tom Homan

Border Czar (NY)

Aug 13, 2026

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It’s another device to help someone get compliant when they are not. You can’t just go from 0 to 100, right, and the first thing you go for is lethal force.

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Homan defends ICE electric shock gloves as alternative to lethal force — The Hill, August 13, 2026. Homan spoke on Fox News’ "Fox & Friends," comparing the device to tasers and pepper spray.

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