{"id":659829,"date":"2026-08-29T15:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659829"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:26:24","slug":"ice-goes-shock-and-awe-with-16-7m-deal-for-6000-pairs-of-electric-gloves-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659829","title":{"rendered":"ICE goes shock-and-awe with $16.7M deal for 6,000 pairs of electric gloves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-ice-glove-split-1200-x-628-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves following <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that the agency would equip officers with \u201cconductive distraction and de-escalation devices\u201d for use in carrying out their duties.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/cms\/prod_cms_alt\/file\/2026\/08\/27\/98a184b9-cebe-4a1e-8217-768f1f42e242\/1.4.1-far_6.3_glove-rev_4_r_redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notice<\/a> posted to a federal database on Thursday says that the agency entered into the no-bid contract with Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies LLC, which manufactures the devices known as G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ice-electric-shock-glove-16-7-million-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, \u201cthe device operates as a conventional patrol glove until an officer activates its \u2018electrical mode.\u2019 Once activated, the device must make direct contact with a person\u2019s skin to deliver a painful shock designed to force compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> ICE JUST SIGNED THE CONTRACT<\/p>\n<p>6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves are now on order.<\/p>\n<p>They will be deployed against illegal alien resisters AND rioters who obstruct ICE operations.<\/p>\n<p>Letitia James and the Democrats threatened lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>ICE didn\u2019t flinch.<\/p>\n<p>I stand with ICE\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CBipOOTN6G\">pic.twitter.com\/CBipOOTN6G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2093338675107020978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDHS ICE intends to procure on a sole source basis 6000 conductive distraction and de-escalation devices to incorporate a controlled, non-lethal capability designed to support de-escalation objectives, reduce reliance on higher levels of force where appropriate, and enhance officer and public safety when used in accordance with approved policy, training, and accountability standards,\u201d the document reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GLOVE is a conductive distraction and mitigation device to incorporate a controlled, non-lethal capability designed to support de-escalation objectives, reduce reliance on higher levels of force where appropriate, and enhance officer and public safety when used in accordance with approved policy, training, and accountability standards,\u201d according to the notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis technology is vital to meeting mission demands, ensuring officer safety, and achieving the President\u2019s public safety, and achieving the President\u2019s public safety and immigration enforcement priorities,\u201d it states.<\/p>\n<p>The GLOVE is already being utilized by law enforcement agencies, and according to a demonstration of the device\u2019s effectiveness, it will be a useful tool for ICE agents who are in constant danger thanks to elected Democrats and the media riling up their shock troops to resist and demonizing immigration enforcement professionals as fascists and Nazis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> JUST IN: ICE has OFFICIALLY awarded a $16.6 MILLION contract for 6,000 pairs of SHOCK GLOVES to a Kentucky firm<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t WAIT to see ICE using these on the streets <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f923.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd23\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The takedowns are going to be GLORIOUS <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f602.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kHwIZQKnuq\">pic.twitter.com\/kHwIZQKnuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2093334696444702799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On its website, Compliant Technologies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complianttechnologies.net\/the-glove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> the devices as the \u201cForce Multiplier\u201d and \u201cThe New Protocol in Peace Keeping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats aren\u2019t happy, and more than a dozen lawmakers led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) decried the deployment of the new non-lethal technology in a Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaheen.senate.gov\/news\/press\/shaheen-and-colleagues-oppose-ice-rollout-of-electric-shock-gloves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> calling for ICE to \u201cabandon its reckless plan to outfit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The reckless behavior we have seen from ICE has endangered communities across the country, and now they are looking to add shock gloves to their enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Rogue ICE agents cannot be equipped with a tool designed to inflict painful shocks. This plan must be abandoned. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mVsumEjYDA\">pic.twitter.com\/mVsumEjYDA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorShaheen\/status\/2093381349864321151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe write to express deep concern about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend up to $20 million on gloves that deliver electric shocks. [\u2026] The blatant and tragic misuse of force in Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston, Maine, and other locations around the country raises significant skepticism about the agency\u2019s professional capability to safely deploy a new tool that could be used to harm Americans without cause. Therefore, we urge ICE to cancel the contract and reconsider the purchase,\u201d the senators wrote in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaheen.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/ice_electric_shock_glove_letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> letter<\/a> to acting ICE Director David Venturella.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-ice-glove-split-1200-x-628-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"ICE goes shock-and-awe with $16.7M deal for 6,000 pairs of electric gloves\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves following reports that the agency would equip officers with \u201cconductive distraction and de-escalation devices\u201d for use in carrying out their duties. 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