{"id":2650975,"date":"2026-08-28T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-purchases-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-as-low-impact-alternative-de-escalation-tool\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:20:32","slug":"ice-purchases-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-as-low-impact-alternative-de-escalation-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-purchases-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-as-low-impact-alternative-de-escalation-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as &#8216;low-impact alternative&#8217; de-escalation tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-purchases-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-as-low-impact-alternative-de-escalation-tool%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract to Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies to supply 6,000 electric shock gloves over six months.thes gloves are intended for use by enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents as a de-escalation tool to manage violent or resistive detainees without resorting to lethal force. The gloves, known as G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), can switch to an electrical mode upon direct contact, delivering a controlled electric shock to ensure compliance during confrontations, especially in high-tension situations like protests or arrests involving detainees. Although the gloves have been used by some police departments and prisons, their deployment by ICE has faced objections from Democratic politicians. ICE officials state that personnel receiving training are ensuring the technology aligns with legal standards and policies, and the gloves are intended to help prevent injuries during potentially violent encounters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-ice-grants-167-million-contract-buy-thousands-electric-shock-gloves-2026-08-28\/\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the devices would be distributed to Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents. The electric shock gloves would act as a de-escalation tool. They would be utilized in an effort to help officers and agents with controlling detainees who violently resist apprehension and arrests, without <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ice-electric-shock-glove-16-7-million-contract\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&#038;linkId=1002342033\" rel=\"noopener\">using<\/a> lethal weapons. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703877\/ice-purchases-electric-shock-gloves-low-impact-de-escalation-tool\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as \u2018low-impact alternative\u2019 de-escalation tool<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703839\/federal-judge-rules-designation-of-anthropic-national-security-risk-illegal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge rules that War Department\u2019s designation of Anthropic as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-not-giving-trump-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden Considering Not Giving Trump Intelligence Briefings\">national security risk<\/a> was illegal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4702726\/tropical-storm-dolly-parton-death-coincidence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tropical Storm Dolly not named after country star: \u2018Purely coincidental\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. However, if one encounters an unruly person who threatens violence or resists, the person using the gloves could activate an \u201celectrical mode\u201d that, once the gloves make direct contact with another person\u2019s skin, transmits an electric shock to help ensure compliance, according to CBS News. It is to be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/democrats-shock-gloves-ice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">used<\/a> as a \u201clow-impact alternative de-escalation tool.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gloves have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-buy-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-for-ice-agents\/a-78539072\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> been used in various prisons and police departments across the country. Information obtained from ICE documents <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-buy-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-for-ice-agents\/a-78539072\" rel=\"noopener\">indicated<\/a> that, once in use by ICE and HSI employees, the G.L.O.V.E. products would be used in \u201chigh-tension environments,\u201d specifically citing civil disturbances outside detention centers, arrests where physical confrontations occur, and the transportation of detainees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt 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,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-buy-thousands-of-electric-shock-gloves-for-ice-agents\/a-78539072\" rel=\"noopener\">read<\/a> an official document about G.L.O.V.E.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic politicians have expressed objections to DHS\u2019s use of G.L.O.V.E. weapons, according to a report from NewsNation. However, a DHS spokesperson said that agents and officers within the agency began receiving <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/democrats-shock-gloves-ice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">training<\/a> at the beginning of August. DHS also sought to quell fears and objections using the G.L.O.V.E. tool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery 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, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/democrats-shock-gloves-ice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> a DHS spokesperson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE awards $16.7M for 6,000 electric shock gloves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2650976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/electric-shock-gloves.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84796,21615,84795,8364,51050],"class_list":["post-2650975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alternative-tactics","tag-de-escalation","tag-electric-shock-gloves","tag-ice","tag-law-enforcement-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/electric-shock-gloves.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650975"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650986,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650975\/revisions\/2650986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}