On the record · Updated October 1, 2026

John Sandweg quotes

former ICE acting director

6 things John Sandweg said, verbatim, from July 16, 2026 to August 13, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Positions

ICE should equip officers with gloves that deliver electric shocks to gain compliance from resisting individuals.

Qualifies Aug 13

“It’s too easy for this to get misused, against a population that doesn’t pose a threat,”

Associated Press ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on gloves that shock people into compliance ›

Others on this question

Kica Matos president, National Immigration Law Center Disputes

“Arming poorly trained agents with electric shock gloves to inflict pain on our neighbors is disgusting.”

John Peters president, Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths Supports

“If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.”

John Sandweg on Immigration & the border5

As printed Jul 18

“The more time you’re chasing on doors looking for that criminal, you’re not feeding the beast: the quota,”

on ICE officers prioritizing arrest quotas over pursuing wanted criminals

CNN An ICE officer fired at an SUV fleeing a car stop in Pennsylvania. That’s not how it should happen, policing experts say ›

As printed Jul 18

“There’s basic protocols at the academy, but you haven’t done this for 8, 9, 10 years,”

on ICE officers lacking recent field experience since academy training

CNN An ICE officer fired at an SUV fleeing a car stop in Pennsylvania. That’s not how it should happen, policing experts say ›

As printed Jul 17

“The officers feel like they are at risk, and we see the consequences of that.”

on dangers faced by ICE officers

CNN ›

As printed Jul 16

“I talk to former ICE agents and state and local police all the time. They’ll tell you that a traffic stop is one of the most dangerous things law enforcement can do,”

on the danger of ICE traffic stops amid their halt and reinstatement

CNN ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash ›

As printed Jul 16

“More and more people are educated that they’re not required as a matter of law to let ICE in without a judicial warrant,”

CNN ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash ›

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