US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks

The US immigration agency is buying enforcement officers and agents $20m worth of gloves, which the maker says are safe when properly used.

ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks

The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics said they could encourage agents to use more force.

By Madeleine Ngo

ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

According to manufacturer, shock ‘is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds’ ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. The devices, called Glove (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. Continue rea...

By Maanvi Singh and agencies

‘Electric-shock gloves’ to subdue migrants: the new tool for an increasingly aggressive ICE

The federal agency plans to invest up to $20 million in a switch-activated device meant to gain immediate compliance from targeted individuals

By Isaías Alvarado

ICE to spend $20M on gloves designed to deliver painful electric shocks

The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds

By Ryan J. Foley

AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

US ICE's new $20M electric shock glove plan: What the painful new tool means for immigration enforcement

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves for officers.

US Immigration Officers May Get Gloves That Deliver Painful Electric Shocks: Report

ICE plans to buy thousands of electric shock gloves for officers to gain compliance, seriously alarming civil rights advocates over potential misuse

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

The US 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 deescalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitt

By The Korea Herald

US government plans to give immigration agents gloves that deliver painful electric shocks

The gloves deliver a sharp electric shock when they make contact with a person’s skin.