AP Special Report IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT What to know about ICE's use of a full-body restraint device known as the WRAP JASON DEAREN, JIM MUSTIAN and DORANY PINEDA Associated Press Oct 19, 2025 Oct 19, 2025 Updated Dec 16, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants.kAm%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD :56?E:7:65 >F=E:A=6 6I2>A=6D @7 &]$] x>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 rFDE@>D t?7@C46>6?E @77:46CD FD:?8 E96 3=24<\2?5\J6==@H 7F==\3@5J C6DEC2:?E 56G:46 @? 56A@CE2E:@? 7=:89ED]k^AmkAmw6C6 2C6 E96 9:89=:89ED 7C@> p!’D :?G6DE:82E:@?ik^Amk9am(92E :D E96 (#p!nk^9amkAm%96 (#p! 7:CDE 2AA62C65 :? =2H 6?7@C46>6?E :? 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Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates. At one Illinois church, the baby Jesus lies with zip-tied wrists in the kind of …