ICE Buys Electric Shock Gloves to Zap Detainees Into Obedience, Because Why Not
KEY POINTS
- •ICE plans to spend between $10 and $20 million on electric shock gloves for agents in Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations.
- •The gloves, designed to disrupt muscle movement without applying to vulnerable groups, come amid recent controversies over ICE’s use of force including deaths and violent encounters.
- •ACLU raised concerns that the gloves' covert shock ability creates risks of excessive force while ICE also expands body camera use following fatal incidents.
In a plot twist straight out of a cyberpunk-themed bad cop flick, ICE is splashing $10-$20 million on 'G.L.O.V.E.'—electric shock gloves made by mystery-silent Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies—that stun with enough jolt to disrupt muscle coordination, but definitely not verbal defiance, kids, pregnant women, or anyone with a heartbeat sensitivity. This plan comes amid mounting outrage over recent fatal DHS shootings and violent run-ins, with ACLU alarm bells led by Jenn Rolnick Borchetta warning about covert shocks turning public safety into a live wire chaos party. Officers get brand spanking new training every two years (because that’s enough, right?), and alongside shock therapy gloves, ICE now also wants to make sure every shady moment is caught on expanded body cams. Meanwhile, millions remain stuck in immigration limbo, funded by billions from Republican lawmakers and costing taxpayers $2,358 a deportee—because nothing says efficiency like zapping your way to citizenship refusal.
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(1 of 3)Nothing screams effective diplomacy like throwing $20 million at electric shock gloves while quietly ignoring the phrase 'Not for punishment.' ICE really raising the bar on 'friendly' government interactions.
Who needs legal process when you have $20 million electrified gloves to deliver justice shockingly fast? ICE taking cosplay a tad too seriously.
Turns out the latest ICE tactic is less 'community outreach' and more 'painful electric handshake.' Fingers crossed the gloves fit their conscience.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/12/2026 | Author: Avery Lotz
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