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DHS Plans Up To $20 Million Purchase Of Electric-Shock Gloves For ICE

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The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend up to $20 million to buy G.L.O.V.E. electric-shock gloves for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, a procurement notice reported the week of August 10, 2026.[1]

The procurement notice says the contract would be fulfilled by March 31, 2027, and that the gloves are sold by Compliant Technologies exclusively to law enforcement, corrections, security, military and EMS buyers.[1] A new video posted August 11 shows an ICE officer pointing a gun at a Virginia woman, a confrontation that Virginia Democrats criticized while DHS called the woman an "anti-ICE agitator." MS NOW

Critics have pointed out that ICE has not widely deployed body cameras despite roughly $20 million in funding for them, and two fatal ICE shootings in July occurred without body-camera evidence.[1] Those gaps in visual oversight have sharpened scrutiny of the agency's choices about equipment and accountability.

The planned purchase has raised immediate concerns among advocates and some lawmakers about use-of-force tools that can deliver painful shocks.[1]

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  • DHS plans to allocate up to $20 million to buy G.L.O.V.E. electric-shock gloves for ICE officers, according to a procurement notice reported the week of August 10, 2026.
  • The contract is intended to be fulfilled by March 31, 2027, and the gloves are sold by Compliant Technologies exclusively to law enforcement, corrections, security, military and EMS buyers.
  • A new video posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026, by a Virginia woman shows an ICE officer pointing a gun at her during a confrontation; DHS labeled her an "anti-ICE agitator," while Virginia Democrats criticized the agents' actions.
  • The acquisition plan follows criticism that ICE has not deployed body cameras despite $20 million in funding and after two fatal ICE shootings of immigrants in July without body-camera evidence.

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August 12, 2026
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ICE to purchase gloves for officers that can send electric shocks upon contact
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