U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to purchase up to $20 million worth of electric shock gloves, known as G.L.O.V.E. devices, for use in homeland security investigations and enforcement removal operations. These gloves, which deliver shocks between 324 and 362 volts, are already being utilized by law enforcement agencies, including the Omaha Police Department in public schools. Civil rights advocates have raised concerns about ICE's past use of force, while the agency states that the technology will be used with careful consideration and adherence to policies. AI
IMPACT This procurement could signal increased adoption of less-lethal electronic control devices by federal law enforcement agencies.
RANK_REASON The article discusses the procurement of a specific technology (electric shock gloves) by a government agency for operational use, rather than a new model release or core research.
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Bellevue Police Department
- Complaint Technologies
- Enforcement Removal Operations
- G.L.O.V.E.
- Homeland Security Investigations
- Omaha Police Department
- Omaha Public Schools
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- Us Immigration And Customs Enforcement
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