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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday banning the use of electrical shock gloves by law enforcement in the state, effective 2027. These gloves, which function similarly to tasers at lower voltage and have been criticized as abusive, were recently purchased by ICE for $16.7 million, amounting to about 6,000 pairs. Newsom’s move follows concerns over ICE activities and aims to enhance oversight of federal immigration enforcement within California. The governor also signed other measures targeting immigration detention facilities and facial coverings used by federal agents in the state.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2023 banning law enforcement officers, including ICE, from using electrical shock gloves starting in 2027. These gloves, which function similarly to tasers at lower voltage, were recently purchased by ICE for $16.7 million, drawing criticism from human rights groups as "inherently abusive equipment." Newsom's actions are part of a suite of bills targeting ICE activities in California, including a 25 percent tax on companies operating immigration detention facilities and expanded oversight requirements for federal immigration detention centers. However, the U.S. government has stated that these regulations do not apply to federal agents operating within California.
Written for “California ICE Shock Glove Ban” on 2026-10-05,
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On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves, a “pain compliance” tool and recent hit with ICE officers that function similarly to tasers at a lower voltage.
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ICE recently purchased about 6,000 pairs of the gloves, which have been roundly condemned by human rights groups as “inherently abusive equipment that facilitates torture”—for $16.7 million dollars.
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that → purchase → dollars
“Trump has put his political interests above the health, safety and livelihood of American families.
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California is taking action to strengthen transparency, accountability, and oversight around immigration enforcement in our state,” Newsom said in a statement that accompanied the bill’s signing.
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“This is about stepping up where the federal government has failed our communities.”
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The ban will go into effect in 2027, part of a suite of bills Newsom signed in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in California, including a 25 percent tax on companies that operate immigration detention facilities in the state, a ban on face coverings by federal agents—a previous version of which was blocked by a judge—and a law expanding oversight requirements for federal immigration detention centers in California.
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As I have previously reported, the shock gloves ICE purchased have been the subject of several lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit:
A pending wrongful death lawsuit alleges that a 43-year-old man named Jonathan Mansfield died because corrections officers shocked him 27 times with the gloves and 13 times with a Taser.
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Two of the glove shocks lasted 45 and 99 seconds.
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The manufacturer’s recommended limit is 15 seconds.
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A man with heart problems sued over allegations that he was shocked at a Las Vegas trade show, as the Associated Press reported.
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And in 2023, a man who was incarcerated in Kentucky’s Bullitt County Jail sued an employee of that jail for shocking him repeatedly with the gloves.
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“The gloves feel just like a taser,” Josh Elswick, who was in handcuffs and shackles when he was shocked, said.
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he → feel → handcuffs
Bullitt County Jail representatives told local media they would stop using electric shock gloves shortly thereafter.
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California’s ban on shock gloves is likely to be challenged in court—and the Department of Homeland Security has already promised that it will flout any such law.
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As a DHS spokesperson told me earlier this month, “Sanctuary politicians attempting to ban our federal law enforcement from any safety equipment is despicable and a deliberate attempt to undermine and endanger our officers.
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To be crystal clear: we will not abide by unconstitutional bans.
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The Supremacy Clause makes it clear that California’s sanctuary politicians do not control federal law enforcement.”
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