Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, according to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The ACLU filed 54 claims against ICE alleging misconduct in 17 states, including New York and New Jersey. The claims include allegations of racial profiling, unlawful arrests and excessive force.
A Johns Hopkins University researcher, originally from Cameroon, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers earlier this week.
Collins said all ICE agents will wear body cams nationwide by the end of August.
The Army veteran is accused of dousing a stairwell with gasoline and igniting it with a firework which sent flames and smoke up the facade of the building.