ICE wants to give agents electrified gloves that shock people into compliance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aiming to spend up to $20 million on equipping officers and agents with specialized gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. These plans were outlined in a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, with an unspecified quantity of the devices set to be delivered by March 2027.
The electrified handwear outlined in the contract is the CTG 5 GLOVE (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), which manufacturer Compliant Technologies refers to as a CD3 (Conductive Distraction and De-escalation) device. Compliant Technologies describes it as “a great, humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution” that is “usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds.”
The shock feature can be activated in a second using a switch located on the glove, which delivers a maximum voltage of up to 380V upon skin contact — closer to a dog’s shock collar than a taser...
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