ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be equipped with gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, in an effort to gain compliance from resistant individuals. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allocated up to $20 million for the procurement of these "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" known as the G.L.O.V.E., which will be distributed to ICE officers and agents by March.
The devices are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky, and have been previously utilized by certain jails and police departments. However, the Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to inquiries regarding the plan. Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, declined to comment on the matter.
Critics have raised concerns over the implications of this initiative, noting that ICE officers are already under scrutiny for their conduct.
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