ICE Plans To Spend Up To $20 Million On Electric Shock Gloves

ICE Plans To Spend Up To $20 Million On Electric Shock Gloves

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to spend as much as $20 million on thousands of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks directly through a person’s skin.

The devices are called G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. They function like ordinary patrol gloves until an officer activates the electrical setting and touches someone with them. The manufacturer claims the shock can force compliance within three seconds without leaving burns, scars or visible marks.

Supporters argue the gloves give officers a less-lethal option when someone becomes violent or physically resists arrest. White House border czar Tom Homan defended the purchase, saying officers need alternatives between verbal commands and deadly force.

Critics see something far more disturbing: a concealed device that allows government agents to inflict severe pain while leaving little physical evidence behind.

The manufacturer warns that the gloves should not be used as punishment, torture or merely because someone is verbally defiant. It also cautions against using them on children, pregnant women, elderly people and individuals with serious disabilities.

ICE says its officers receive de-escalation and use-of-force training, and the agency insists that any new equipment will be reviewed for compliance with law-enforcement standards.

Calling a hidden electric-shock glove a “de-escalation device” may be technically convenient, but it does not make the enormous potential for abuse disappear. Giving the government the ability to quietly shock people into compliance demands intense oversight, mandatory body-camera activation and consequences for anyone who misuses it.

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