ICE Plans $10-$20 Million Purchase Of Electric-Shock Gloves
On Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced plans to buy electric-shock gloves called G.L.O.V.E. via a no-bid contract, a move that could cost $10 million to $20 million.[1]
ICE expects to have the devices in officers' hands by March 2027 and says it could release a solicitation for the contract as early as Friday, Aug. 14.[1] An ACLU official, Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, said ICE's force record gives the public "no confidence" the devices will be used appropriately.[1]
The gloves are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky and are already used by some jails and police departments.[1] The manufacturer warns the gloves should not be used as punishment or on children, pregnant women, elderly people or others in high-risk groups.[1]
The Department of Homeland Security published the notice that set this procurement in motion. The notice says ICE plans to acquire G.L.O.V.E. through a no-bid purchase and lays out the timetable for solicitation and delivery.[1]
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- On Monday, August 10, 2026, DHS published a notice that ICE plans to buy G.L.O.V.E. electric-shock gloves via a no-bid contract.
- ICE expects to spend between $10 million and $20 million on the devices and have them in officers’ hands by March 2027.
- The solicitation for the contract could be released as early as Friday, August 14, 2026, according to the DHS notice.
- The G.L.O.V.E. is manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky, and is already used by some jails and police departments.
- The manufacturer warns the gloves should not be used as punishment or on children, pregnant women, elderly people or others in high-risk groups.
- ACLU official Jenn Rolnick Borchetta said ICE’s force record gives the public “no confidence” the devices will be used appropriately.
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