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ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as ‘low-impact alternative’ de-escalation tool

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Washington Examiner Staff. (2026, August 28). ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as ‘low-impact alternative’ de-escalation tool. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4703877/ice-purchases-electric-shock-gloves-low-impact-de-escalation-tool/

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has granted a $16.7 million contract to Compliant Technologies to purchase 6,000 electric shock gloves for use as a de-escalation tool in high-tension situations. The devices will be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents, who have begun receiving training on their use since August. According to ICE documents, the gloves are intended for use in civil disturbances outside detention centers, arrests with physical confrontations, and transporting detainees. Democratic politicians have expressed objections to the DHS's use of G.L.O.V.E. weapons.

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Story summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract to Compliant Technologies, a Kentucky-based manufacturer, to purchase 6,000 electric shock gloves over the next six months. The devices are designed as a "low-impact alternative de-escalation tool" for use in situations where physical confrontations may occur, such as civil disturbances outside detention centers or arrests where detainees violently resist apprehension. According to ICE documents, the G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) gloves would be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents. If an agent encounters a person who threatens violence or resists arrest, they can activate an "electrical mode" in the gloves, which transmits an electric shock when making contact with another person's skin, aiming to ensure compliance without lethal force.

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Washington Examiner Staff

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🔮 The Department of Homeland Security said the devices would be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents.

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Topics

Compliant Technologies DHS ICE Kentucky U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Subjects

DHS ORG · 4× ICE ORG · 3× CBS News ORG · 1× Compliant Technologies ORG · 1× Enforcement and Removal Operations ORG · 1× HSI ORG · 1× Homeland Security Investigations ORG · 1× Kentucky GPE · 1× The Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1×

Narrative

Information obtained from ICE documents indicated that, once in use by ICE and HSI employees, the G.L.O.V.E. products would be used in “high-tension environments,” specifically citing civil disturbances outside detention centers, arrests where physical confrontations occur, and the transportation of detainees.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-28

🔮 The Department of Homeland Security said the devices would be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents.

2026-08-28 · Washington Examiner

ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as ‘low-impact alternative’ de-escalation tool · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement granted a $16.7 million contract to Kentucky-based manufacturer Compliant Technologies to purchase 6,000 electric shock gloves over the next six months. asserted

Enforcement → grant → months

The Department of Homeland Security said the devices would be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents. asserted

devices → say → officers

The electric shock gloves would act as a de-escalation tool. asserted

gloves → act → tool

They would be utilized in an effort to help officers and agents with controlling detainees who violently resist apprehension and arrests, without using lethal weapons. asserted

who → utilize → weapons

The Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, or G.L.O.V.E., is designed to act as a traditional patrol glove for agents and officers. asserted

Emitter → generate → agents

However, if one encounters an unruly person who threatens violence or resists, the person using the gloves could activate an “electrical mode” that, once the gloves make direct contact with another person’s skin, transmits an electric shock to help ensure compliance, according to CBS News. uncertain

gloves → encounter → News

It is to be used as a “low-impact alternative de-escalation tool.” asserted

It → use → tool

The gloves have reportedly been used in various prisons and police departments across the country. uncertain

gloves → use → country

confrontations → obtain → detainees

“It will be used when a subject is actively or passively resisting, and an officer needs to gain control quickly to prevent injuries to both parties,” read an official document about G.L.O.V.E. Democratic politicians have expressed objections to DHS’s use of G.L.O.V.E. weapons, according to a report from NewsNation. uncertain

politicians → use → NewsNation

However, a DHS spokesperson said that agents and officers within the agency began receiving training at the beginning of August. asserted

agents → say → August

DHS also sought to quell fears and objections using the G.L.O.V.E. tool. asserted

DHS → seek → tool

“Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards, said a DHS spokesperson. asserted

spokesperson → make → policies