Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could potentially be given gloves that deliver electric shocks. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to buy the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE), according to a note published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as reported by the BBC. Whilst a standard US power outlet is 120 volts, the gloves can produce up to 380 volts.
How will the gloves work?
The shock gloves made by Compliant Technologies LLC use neuro-peripheral interference, which essentially shocks the skin, flooding sensory nerves and temporarily short-circuiting the brain’s focus, according to WIRED.
When the gloves are activated by an officer, conductive pads implanted in the palms or undersides of the gloves, or in the fingers, can send high-frequency electrical pulses directly to the officer’s point of contact with a subject. The electrical pulse overstimulates nerve endings in the receiver’s peripheral nervous system, producing pain that hinders coordinated muscle movement without causing systemic muscle lockup.
As the current flows only between the device’s contact pads and across the subject’s skin, the officer wearing the GLOVE should not feel any electrical shocks.
ICE’s use of technology
This isn’t the first time ICE has allegedly used technology to carry out its law enforcement duties. In 2025, ICE faced a lawsuit from 404 Media after failing to release details of a $2 million contract with Israeli spyware company Paragon.
The investigative outlet filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in September 2024 seeking records related to the deal but received no substantive response, despite federal law requiring a response within 20 business days. The lawsuit claims the documents could shed light on how the spyware is being deployed, especially in the context of ICE’s ongoing mass deportation efforts.
In the same year, ICE spent approximately $4 million on facial recognition technology to investigate individuals it believes have harmed law enforcement officers. ICE purchased software totalling $3,750,000 on September 5 from the controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI. That brought the total value of the contract to $9,225,000, according to records reviewed by 404 Media.
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