{"id":76386,"date":"2026-08-12T20:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=76386"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:59:23","slug":"ice-to-buy-20m-in-electric-shock-gloves-for-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/08\/12\/ice-to-buy-20m-in-electric-shock-gloves-for-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE to Buy $20M in Electric-Shock Gloves for Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to acquire electric-shock gloves for its officers and agents under a procurement plan estimated between $10 million and $20 million.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Device<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The technology in question is known as G.L.O.V.E.<\/strong> (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), manufactured by Lexington, Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies LLC<\/strong>.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Mechanism:<\/strong> The devices function and look like standard tactical patrol gloves. When activated via a small switch, they emit an electrical pulse upon direct skin contact designed to compel compliance through pain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Manufacturer Claims:<\/strong> Compliant Technologies markets the gloves as a “humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution” that helps restrain combative individuals within seconds without leaving physical marks or burns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Intended Rollout:<\/strong> A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice indicates officers could begin carrying the devices by March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Usage & Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The manufacturer explicitly states the gloves should not be used as punishment, against individuals who are merely verbally defiant, or on high-risk groups including children, pregnant women, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.<\/sup> Experts note their primary application in law enforcement and correctional settings involves removing uncooperative subjects from vehicles, rooms, or detention centers.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Criticism & Concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The planned procurement has drawn significant concern from civil rights organizations, including the ACLU:<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Lack of Visibility:<\/strong> Because the gloves appear ordinary and operate with a discreet switch, advocates warn the devices can easily deliver hidden pain stimulus during encounters with little external oversight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Necessity in Civil Enforcement:<\/strong> Critics question why electroshock weapons are needed for civil immigration enforcement actions, warning that introducing them raises risks of unaccountable force and public harm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to acquire electric-shock gloves for its officers and agents under a procurement plan estimated between $10 million and $20 million. The Device… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDhcL2VsZWN0cmljLXNob2NrLWdsb3Zlcy53ZWJwP2ZpdD03MDklMkM0MzMmc3NsPTEiLCJ0eHQiOiJJQ0UgdG8gQnV5ICQyME0gaW4gRWxlY3RyaWMtU2hvY2sgR2xvdmVzIGZvciBPZmZpY2VycyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.FBaGRYkvFZlQW0LM1NFZ4Xa6WAGPDBa0JC6akGpMBKgMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA4XC9lbGVjdHJpYy1zaG9jay1nbG92ZXMud2VicCIsInR4dCI6IklDRSB0byBCdXkgJDIwTSBpbiBFbGVjdHJpYy1TaG9jayBHbG92ZXMgZm9yIE9mZmljZXJzIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJkb2lzIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MzA0MDY2MX0.yZ-Dr7t9uQlH-1A_WjnPqGnjBnX5y_Jhyc0YGWmVCCUMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[16044,16042,16043,16040,16038,16039,16041,16045],"class_list":["post-76386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional-and-world-news","tag-civil-rights","tag-compliant-technologies","tag-dhs","tag-electric-shock-gloves","tag-ice","tag-immigration-and-customs-enforcement","tag-law-enforcement-technology","tag-police-equipment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76388,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76386\/revisions\/76388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}