Senators demand answers on ICE’s use of full-body restraints on deportees

Group of 11 Democratic senators has raised concerns about use of Wrap full-body restraints on US deportation flights

A near-total secrecy" surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising serious human rights concerns", a group of 11 Democratic US senators wrote in a letter on Thursday to top immigration officials.

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland called upon US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide a full accounting of its air operations and to stop using the black and yellow restraints known as the Wrap until the agency explains its policies for the device and resolves other questions about its use on immigration detainees.