ICE plans $10 million to $20 million purchase of electric-shock gloves

Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · 4:05 PM EDT

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on electric-shock gloves and issue them to Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations officers and agents, according to a Department of Homeland Security notice published Monday. The CTG-5 Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, or G.L.O.V.E., is made by Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies. Its user guide says users must be certified through training every two years and advises against using the device on several vulnerable groups. The manufacturer says the gloves are intended to disrupt coordinated muscle movement through direct skin contact.

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