Takeaways from the AP investigation into ICE's use of a full-body restraint device known as the WRAP

The full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants.

The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device on deportation flights.

Here are takeaways from the AP’s investigation :

What is the WRAP?

The WRAP first appeared in law enforcement in the late 1990s, presented as an alternative to tying a subject’s hands and feet together in a practice known as “hog-tying” and a long-awaited solution for restraining the most erratic inmates and avoiding in-custody deaths caused by handcuffs and positional asphyxia, in part by preventing a detainee from being able to remain prone.

It first found widespread use in California jails