ICE faces backlash for using full-body restraints on deportees, including after shackling, despite safety concerns and deaths.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing growing scrutiny for using full-body restraint suits, known as WRAPs or "the burrito," during deportations, with multiple detainees reporting being restrained after already being shackled, often following requests for legal counsel or expressions of fear. The device, originally intended for short-term use in violent situations, has been deployed on long international flights since at least 2020, despite internal DHS concerns and at least a dozen deaths linked to similar restraints by local law enforcement. ICE has not provided usage records as required by federal law, and the agency maintains the practice is standard and safe, though it refuses to disclose policies or authorities it follows. Advocates argue the use constitutes punishment or torture, especially when applied to nonviolent individuals fleeing violence.