ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves that Can Deliver Painful Electric Shocks
Civil rights advocates warned the gloves could expand force as ICE plans to equip officers with a device that delivers shocks within seconds.
- ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on thousands of wearable devices capable of delivering painful electric shocks to help officers gain compliance from people considered combative.
- The devices, called G.L.O.V.E. , are manufactured by Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies and can be activated by a switch when an officer makes direct contact with a person’s skin.
- ICE’s planned acquisition has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates, who argue that the technology could be misused and raises concerns about excessive force and accountability during immigration enforcement operations.
- The manufacturer says the gloves are intended as a non-lethal compliance tool, while officers must complete training and be recertified every two years, with the company warning against using them as punishment or on vulnerable people.
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It was reported on the 12th that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been at the center of controversy for conducting high-intensity crackdowns including excessive force against migrants under the second Donald Trump administration, plans to introduce electric shock gloves.
The U.S. immigration agency ICE plans to purchase thousands of gloves that can specifically cause pain through electrical impulses.
ICE operatives could be more violent for immigrants if their agents are equipped with gloves capable of producing electric shocks.
Sydney Morning Herald
ICE agents to get ‘Batman’ gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
Civil rights advocates expressed alarm, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force – including several deaths – with little oversight or accountability.
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