ICE agents in US to be equipped with pain-delivering electric shock gloves

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-28 · 03:38 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves. ICE states these gloves will be used by officers to control detainees and protesters who resist. The agency proceeded with this purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who expressed concerns about the appropriate use of such devices by ICE officers. The contract was entered into on a no-bid basis with Compliant Technologies LLC, a Kentucky-based manufacturer. The deal includes the gloves, support equipment, and services over the next six months.

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Opponents believe ICE officers cannot be trusted to use the gloves appropriately.

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Civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress oppose the purchase.

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ICE entered into a no-bid contract with Compliant Technologies LLC for the gloves.

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The gloves will be used to control detainees and protesters who resist.

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ICE awarded a US$16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves.

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a US$16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who said ICE officers cannot be trusted to use them appropriately.A notice published in a federal database Thursday said ICE entered into a no-bid contract to purchase the gloves from Compliant Technologies LLC, a Kentucky-based firm that manufactures them. The deal includes acquiring 6,000 of the devices along with support equipment and services over the next six months.

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